title: Clofazimine Enteropathy: A Rare and Underrecognized Complication of Mycobacterial Therapy.
abstract: Clofazimine-induced crystal-storing histiocytosis is a rare complication of treatment previously reported in dermatology literature as a complication of leprosy therapy. We report a case of disseminatedMycobacterium abscessusrequiring treatment with high-dose oral clofazimine resulting in enteropathy in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, malnutrition, and melena.
authors: Divisions of Gastroenterology.
authors: Winnie
authors: W
authors: Szeto
authors: Division of Pathology.
authors: Monica T
authors: MT
authors: Garcia-Buitrago
authors: Infectious Diseases.
authors: Lilian
authors: L
authors: Abbo
authors: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine , University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine , Florida.
authors: Joseph D
authors: JD
authors: Rosenblatt
authors: Divisions of Gastroenterology.
authors: Baharak
authors: B
authors: Moshiree
authors: Infectious Diseases.
authors: Michele I
authors: MI
authors: Morris
keywords: Mycobacterium abscessus; clofazimine; clofazimine-induced enteropathy; crystal storing histiocytosis enteropathy; petechial hemorrhage