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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Main Authors: Michael Troster, Stephen N. Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1989-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/610650