Olmesartan-induced Enteropathy Manifesting as Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
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Olmesartan-induced Enteropathy Manifesting as Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Cases of sprue-like enteropathy associated with olmesartan have sporadically been encountered since it was first reported in 2012, and their most characteristic manifestation is severe diarrhea. We herein report the first case of sprue-like enteropathy manifesting as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome due to vitamin B1 malabsorption with only minimally increased bowel movements. When patients are rece...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.7388