Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy

Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy

Small intestinal angioedema has been reported with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors therapy, but not in implanted patients treated with tacrolimus. We present a kidney transplanted patient, hospitalized with severe diarrhea, diagnosed with tacrolimus-induced intestinal angioedema with abdomi...

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Main Authors: I. Zvidi, E. Gal, R. Rachamimov, Y. Niv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2007-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Tacrolimus
Diarrhea
Transplantation
Capsule endoscopy
Online Access:http://www.karger.comArticle/FullText/104226
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spelling doaj-97bf471b32fc45dc9b5c75ca14aee18e2020-11-24T23:33:53ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312007-06-01111610.1159/000104226104226Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule EndoscopyI. ZvidiE. GalR. RachamimovY. NivSmall intestinal angioedema has been reported with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors therapy, but not in implanted patients treated with tacrolimus. We present a kidney transplanted patient, hospitalized with severe diarrhea, diagnosed with tacrolimus-induced intestinal angioedema with abdominal computerized tomography and capsule endoscopy. To the best of our knowledge this is the first described case of tacrolimus-induced small bowel angioedema diagnosed with capsule endoscopy.http://www.karger.comArticle/FullText/104226TacrolimusDiarrheaTransplantationCapsule endoscopy
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author I. Zvidi
E. Gal
R. Rachamimov
Y. Niv
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E. Gal
R. Rachamimov
Y. Niv
Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Tacrolimus
Diarrhea
Transplantation
Capsule endoscopy
author_facet I. Zvidi
E. Gal
R. Rachamimov
Y. Niv
author_sort I. Zvidi
title Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy
title_short Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy
title_full Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy
title_fullStr Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy
title_full_unstemmed Tacrolimus-Induced Intestinal Angioedema: Diagnosis by Capsule Endoscopy
title_sort tacrolimus-induced intestinal angioedema: diagnosis by capsule endoscopy
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2007-06-01
description Small intestinal angioedema has been reported with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors therapy, but not in implanted patients treated with tacrolimus. We present a kidney transplanted patient, hospitalized with severe diarrhea, diagnosed with tacrolimus-induced intestinal angioedema with abdominal computerized tomography and capsule endoscopy. To the best of our knowledge this is the first described case of tacrolimus-induced small bowel angioedema diagnosed with capsule endoscopy.
topic Tacrolimus
Diarrhea
Transplantation
Capsule endoscopy
url http://www.karger.comArticle/FullText/104226
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