Clinical-Pathological Conference Series from the Medical University of Graz: Case No 156: 82-year-old woman with chronic diarrhea and weight loss of 20 kilograms

Elisabeth Fabian; Dietmar Schiller; Heimo Wenzl; Carolin Lackner; Josef Donnerer; Alexander Ziachehabi; Rene Silye; Rainer Schöfl; Guenter J Krejs

doi:10.1007/s00508-015-0882-8

Clinical-Pathological Conference Series from the Medical University of Graz: Case No 156: 82-year-old woman with chronic diarrhea and weight loss of 20 kilograms

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2015 Dec;127(23-24):974-80. doi: 10.1007/s00508-015-0882-8. Epub 2015 Nov 26.

Authors

Elisabeth Fabian¹, Dietmar Schiller², Heimo Wenzl³, Carolin Lackner⁴, Josef Donnerer⁵, Alexander Ziachehabi², Rene Silye⁶, Rainer Schöfl², Guenter J Krejs⁷

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Internal Medicine IV, Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria.
³ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
⁵ Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
⁶ Department of Clinical Pathology, General Hospital, Linz, Austria.
⁷ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria. [email protected].

No abstract available

Keywords: Adverse drug effect; Chronic diarrhea; Delayed hypersensitivity reaction; Drug-associated enteropathy; Hypokalemia; Olmesartan; Sprue; Subtotal villous atrophy.

Publication types

Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Antihypertensive Agents / adverse effects
Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Diarrhea / chemically induced*
Diarrhea / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Intestinal Diseases / chemically induced*
Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Olmesartan Medoxomil / adverse effects*
Thinness / chemically induced
Thinness / diagnosis
Weight Loss / drug effects*

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents
Olmesartan Medoxomil