Presentation of a case of sprue-like enteropathy secondary to olmesartan

Authors

  • Alba Rodríguez-Pérez Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Noel Lorenzo Service de Médecine Interne et Cancerologie, Centre Hospitalier Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, Lyon, France
  • María Luz Plaza-Pérez Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Jerónimo Artiles-Vizcaíno Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Saturnino Suárez-Ortega Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a1n1a4

Keywords:

olmesartan, sprue, constitutional syndrome

Abstract

A 64-year-old male patient hospitalised because of weight loss and chronic diarrhea. He had been previously on treatment with olmesartan. Outpatient studies including complete blood and stool tests, abdominal ultrasound and CT scan were normal. The diagnosis of sprue like disease in the context of olmersatan treatment was made upon the results of endoscopies with biopsies and the good clinical response once the medication was discontinued. The patient is asymptomatic two years later.

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

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Rodríguez-Pérez A, Lorenzo N, Plaza-Pérez ML, Artiles-Vizcaíno J, Suárez-Ortega S. Presentation of a case of sprue-like enteropathy secondary to olmesartan. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];1(1):7-9. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/45