Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan
Villous atrophy and negative serologic testing is a diagnostic challenge, and the rarer possibility of drug-induced enteritis should be considered. We report a rare case of severe spruelike enteritis due to olmesartan that completely resolved after withdrawal of the drug. The possibility that patien...
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| author | Gioia Fiorucci Efisio Puxeddu Renato Colella Gian Paolo Reboldi Vincenzo Villanacci Gabrio Bassotti |
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| description | Villous atrophy and negative serologic testing is a diagnostic challenge, and the rarer possibility of drug-induced enteritis should be considered. We report a rare case of severe spruelike enteritis due to olmesartan that completely resolved after withdrawal of the drug. The possibility that patient labeled as "refractory" celiac disease may actually be due to drug treatment should always be taken into consideration, to avoid unnecessary investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a49e85e600b440dd8ce7762853a46aef2022-12-22T03:34:48ZengAran EdicionesRevista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas1130-01082014-02-011062142144S1130-01082014000200011Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartanGioia Fiorucci0Efisio Puxeddu1Renato Colella2Gian Paolo Reboldi3Vincenzo Villanacci4Gabrio Bassotti5University of PerugiaUniversity of PerugiaSpedali CiviliUniversity of PerugiaSpedali CiviliUniversity of PerugiaVillous atrophy and negative serologic testing is a diagnostic challenge, and the rarer possibility of drug-induced enteritis should be considered. We report a rare case of severe spruelike enteritis due to olmesartan that completely resolved after withdrawal of the drug. The possibility that patient labeled as "refractory" celiac disease may actually be due to drug treatment should always be taken into consideration, to avoid unnecessary investigations.http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082014000200011&lng=en&tlng=enCeliac diseaseDiarrheaEnteropathyHistologyOlmesartan |
| spellingShingle | Gioia Fiorucci Efisio Puxeddu Renato Colella Gian Paolo Reboldi Vincenzo Villanacci Gabrio Bassotti Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Celiac disease Diarrhea Enteropathy Histology Olmesartan |
| title | Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan |
| title_full | Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan |
| title_fullStr | Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan |
| title_short | Severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan |
| title_sort | severe spruelike enteropathy due to olmesartan |
| topic | Celiac disease Diarrhea Enteropathy Histology Olmesartan |
| url | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082014000200011&lng=en&tlng=en |
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