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Year : 2022 | Volume
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Unforeseen gastrointestinal events following antituberculous therapy
Sandheep Janardhanan, Saji John Varghese, Benoy Sebastian, Sunil Mathai
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sandheep Janardhanan Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi - 682 016, Kerala India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/atp.atp_13_21
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Eosinophilic enteritis is a rare entity affecting human gastrointestinal tract. The exact etiology is unknown, and some drugs are implicated in causing this condition. We report a case of drug-induced eosinophilic enteritis, caused by antituberculous therapy (ATT). The cessation of ATT-induced clinical remission and symptoms were reproduced on drug re-challenge, which corroborated our diagnosis. |
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