Unforeseen Gastrointestinal Events Following Antituberculous Therapy
Published: 2021-05-27
Page: 97-102
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 1]
Sandheep Janardhanan *
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Saji John Varghese
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Ashfaq Ahmed
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Benoy Sebastian
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Sunil Mathai
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Eosinophilic enteritis is a rare disorder, affecting human gastrointestinal tract (GIT). 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 antituberculosis therapy (ATT). The cessation of ATT induced clinical remission and symptoms were reproduced on drug re-challenge, which corroborated our diagnosis.
Keywords: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, anti tuberculous therapy (ATT), DRESS syndrome