Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine (Jan 2014)

Olmesartan Associated Sprue-Like Enteropathy and Colon Perforation

  • Mahmoud Abdelghany,
  • Luis Gonzalez,
  • John Slater,
  • Christopher Begley

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/494098
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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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.