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Case Reports
. 1991 Jan;29(1):31-5.

[Non-tropical sprue and chronic inflammatory rectal stenosis in a patient with abuse of ergotamine-containing suppositories]

[Article in German]
G Himmelreich  1 , H Riess, R Kretschmer, U Hopf
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  • PMID: 1905444
Case Reports

[Non-tropical sprue and chronic inflammatory rectal stenosis in a patient with abuse of ergotamine-containing suppositories]

[Article in German]
G Himmelreich et al. Z Gastroenterol. 1991 Jan.

Abstract

A 51 year old Yugoslavian patient was admitted to our hospital in reduced general condition with distinct hypocalcemia, osteomalacia, and with rectum stenosis. Our investigations led to the diagnosis of a malabsorption syndrome due to non-tropical sprue. The most likely cause of the rectum stenosis is an abuse of ergotamine-containing suppositories for several years. A gluten-free diet and the interruption of the use of the suppositories improved her general condition remarkably.

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