Cutaneous ulcers in association with sprue‐like enteropathy secondary to Losartan

Francis Essien; Juakiem Wassem; Joshua Tate; Jared Roberts

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4645

Clinical Case Reports (Aug 2021)

Cutaneous ulcers in association with sprue‐like enteropathy secondary to Losartan

Francis Essien,
Juakiem Wassem,
Joshua Tate,
Jared Roberts

Affiliations

Francis Essien: Department of Internal Medicine Keesler Medical CenterKeesler Air Force Base Keesler AFB MS USA
Juakiem Wassem: Department of Internal Medicine Keesler Medical CenterKeesler Air Force Base Keesler AFB MS USA
Joshua Tate: Department of Internal Medicine Keesler Medical CenterKeesler Air Force Base Keesler AFB MS USA
Jared Roberts: Department of Internal Medicine Keesler Medical CenterKeesler Air Force Base Keesler AFB MS USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4645
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 8
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Losartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) which may cause severe sprue‐like enteropathy (SLE) with skin manifestation. Clinicians should be informed of this side effect and its reversibility after cessation of the drug.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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