TY - JOUR
T1 - Clofazimine enteropathy
T2 - A rare and underrecognized complication of mycobacterial therapy
AU - Szeto, Winnie
AU - Garcia-Buitrago, Monica
AU - Abbo, Lilian
AU - Rosenblatt, Joseph D
AU - Moshiree, Baharak
AU - Morris, Michele I
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Clofazimine-induced crystal-storing histiocytosis is a rare complication of treatment previously reported in dermatology literature as a complication of leprosy therapy. We report a case of disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus requiring treatment with high-dose oral clofazimine resulting in enteropathy in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, malnutrition, and melena.
AB - Clofazimine-induced crystal-storing histiocytosis is a rare complication of treatment previously reported in dermatology literature as a complication of leprosy therapy. We report a case of disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus requiring treatment with high-dose oral clofazimine resulting in enteropathy in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, malnutrition, and melena.
KW - Clofazimine
KW - Clofazimine-induced enteropathy
KW - Crystal storing histiocytosis enteropathy
KW - Mycobacterium abscessus
KW - Petechial hemorrhage
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U2 - 10.1093/ofid/ofw004
DO - 10.1093/ofid/ofw004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85015954051
VL - 3
JO - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
JF - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
SN - 2328-8957
IS - 3
M1 - ofw004
ER -