SEVERE ABDOMINAL-PAIN IN LOW-DOSAGE CLOFAZIMINE

被引:8
作者
CHONG, PY [1 ]
TI, TK [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL UNIV SINGAPORE,NATL UNIV HOSP,DEPT SURG,SINGAPORE 0511,SINGAPORE
关键词
CLOFAZIMINE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; LYMPHADENOPATHY;
D O I
10.3109/00313029309068897
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
We describe a 41 yr old leprosy patient treated for 10 yrs with clofazimine who underwent laparotomy for severe abdominal pain. At surgery, the only significant findings were that the coeliac lymph nodes were enlarged and stained purplish black as were the omentum and the intraperitoneal tat. No other cause of abdominal pain was identified. On histological examination, reddish-purple crystals were identified at frozen section but not in the paraffin sections.
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