Olmesartan Associated Sprue-Like Enteropathy and Colon Perforation

Olmesartan Associated Sprue-Like Enteropathy and Colon Perforation

We are reporting a unique case of olmesartan associated severe sprue-like enteropathy in a 52-year-old woman who presented to our hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain and nausea. At the emergency department she suffered from a cardiac arrest and was found to have a colon perforation. The pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Abdelghany, Mahmoud, Gonzalez, Luis, Slater, John, Begley, Christopher
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Case Report
Celiac disease
Colon
Disease
Hypertension
Medical imaging
Medical treatment
Pain
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Zusammenfassung:We are reporting a unique case of olmesartan associated severe sprue-like enteropathy in a 52-year-old woman who presented to our hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain and nausea. At the emergency department she suffered from a cardiac arrest and was found to have a colon perforation. The patient was treated conservatively without surgical intervention and olmesartan was discontinued. After one month, she had complete resolution of her symptoms.
ISSN:2090-6528
2090-6536
DOI:10.1155/2014/494098