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Yo Ishihara1, Sho Nishiguchi1, Joel Branch2
1General Internal Medicine, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kanagawa, JPN.
Abstract:
A 74-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with nausea and abdomen distension. Four days prior, liraglutide 0.6 mg had been commenced. An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed gastric dilatation without mechanical obstruction which clinically suggested gastroparesis (GP). Her symptoms resolved after liraglutide discontinuation. A gastroscopy revealed reflux esophagitis. Taken together, GP may have developed along with reflux esophagitis due to liraglutide administration. Liraglutide's action inhibits gastric motility. Physicians should be cognizant of the side effects of GLP-1 agonists even in low dose in patients who have gastric emptying symptoms suggesting GP.
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