Severe spruelike enteropathy and collagenous colitis caused by olmesartan

• Published in: BMC gastroenterology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Kaneko, Shiho, Matsuda, Kana, Mizuta, Yasuko, Shiratori, Shoya, Kishi, Kazuma, Nakamura, Akihisa, Yagisawa, Masataka, Ehira, Nobuyuki, Uebayashi, Minoru, Kobayashi, Hiroya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 23.09.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Angiotensin; Angiotensin II; Angiotensin II receptor blockers; Atrophy; Biopsy; Case Report; Case reports; Case studies; Causes of; Celiac disease; Colitis; Collagen; Collagenous colitis; Colon; Colonoscopy; Complications and side effects; Diarrhea; Differential diagnosis; Endoscopy; Gastritis; Gastroenterology; Hypotension; Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestinal diseases; Intestine; Mucosa; Small intestine; Spruelike enteropathy; Villous atrophy; Japan

Abstract Background Olmesartan, which is an angiotensin II receptor blocker, reportedly causes spruelike enteropathy, with intestinal villous atrophy as its typical histopathological finding. Interestingly, collagenous and/or lymphocytic gastritis and colitis occur in some patients. We report the ca...