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 patient was treated conservatively without surgical intervention and olmesartan was discontinued. After one month, she had complete resolution of her symptoms.
Department of Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, 1086 Franklin Street, E3 building, Johnstown, PA, 15905, USA.
Mahmoud
M
Abdelghany
Department of Pharmacy, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, 1086 Franklin Street, E3 building, Johnstown, PA, 15905, USA.
Luis
L
Gonzalez
Department of Pharmacy, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, 1086 Franklin Street, E3 building, Johnstown, PA, 15905, USA.
John
J
Slater
Department of Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, 1086 Franklin Street, E3 building, Johnstown, PA, 15905, USA.
Christopher
C
Begley