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Sprue-like enteropathy associated with olmesartan in a patient with villous atrophy, HLA-DQ2 genotype and antinuclear antibodies.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 Nov 2016
Machado Isidro, Reolid María, Martínez de Juan Fernando, Martínez Lapiedra Carmen, Maia de Alcántara Fernanda
Abstract excerpt
We describe a new case of enteropathy with villous atrophy in a patient suffering from arterial hypertension treated with olmesartan. The molecular and serological studies showed anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and haplotype HLA-DQ2 positive, as well as negative results for anti-transglutaminase, anti-endomysium and anti-enterocytes antibodies. A duodenal villous atrophy was suspected by upper gastrointestinal...
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