Olmesartan-associated gastroduodenitis that was detected on endoscopic follow-up.

ABSTRACT: We present a rare case of olmesartan-associated gastroduodenitis in a 65-year-old female with predominant upper gastrointestinal symptoms and significant changes in endoscopic findings over a short period. The patient presented with epigastralgia and nausea but no diarrhea. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) performed 26 months earlier showed a duodenal ulcer and partial mucosal atrophy in the lower gastric body. EGD conducted at our hospital revealed diffuse atrophic mucosa throughout the stomach and fragile mucosa from the middle gastric body to the antrum, with white purulent adhesions. Diffuse inflammatory changes were also observed in the duodenal bulb and descending part. Mucosal biopsy showed atrophic changes, inflammatory cell infiltrations, and epithelial detachments in both the sto

SUBMITTER: Oki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12310766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature