Acute Colitis due to Methyldopa
A case of acute colitis due to antihypertensive therapy with methyldopa is reported . The colonic biopsies showed heavy infiltrates of eosinophils with crypt abscesses, cryptitis and vascular cuffing. Cessation of methyldopa therapy relieved the colitis with recurrence after restarting methyldopa on...
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| description | A case of acute colitis due to antihypertensive therapy with methyldopa
is reported . The colonic biopsies showed heavy infiltrates of eosinophils
with crypt abscesses, cryptitis and vascular cuffing. Cessation of methyldopa therapy
relieved the colitis with recurrence after restarting methyldopa on two separate
occasions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2760fd6320584b3bb261414dadbd66f12025-02-03T05:53:19ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001989-01-013518218410.1155/1989/610650Acute Colitis due to MethyldopaMichael Troster0Stephen N. Sullivan1Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Victoria Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, London, CanadaDepartments of Pathology and Medicine, Victoria Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, London, CanadaA case of acute colitis due to antihypertensive therapy with methyldopa is reported . The colonic biopsies showed heavy infiltrates of eosinophils with crypt abscesses, cryptitis and vascular cuffing. Cessation of methyldopa therapy relieved the colitis with recurrence after restarting methyldopa on two separate occasions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/610650 |
| spellingShingle | Michael Troster Stephen N. Sullivan Acute Colitis due to Methyldopa Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Acute Colitis due to Methyldopa |
| title_full | Acute Colitis due to Methyldopa |
| title_fullStr | Acute Colitis due to Methyldopa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Colitis due to Methyldopa |
| title_short | Acute Colitis due to Methyldopa |
| title_sort | acute colitis due to methyldopa |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/610650 |
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