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- 2016
Editor's choice: Clofazimine Enteropathy: A Rare and Underrecognized Complication of Mycobacterial TherapyDOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw004 Keywords: clofazimine, clofazimine-induced enteropathy, crystal storing histiocytosis enteropathy, Mycobacterium abscessus, petechial hemorrhage Abstract: Clofazimine-induced crystal-storing histiocytosis is a rare complication of treatment previously reported in dermatology literature as a complication of leprosy therapy. We report a case of disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus requiring treatment with high-dose oral clofazimine resulting in enteropathy in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, malnutrition, and melena
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