SPRUE TREATED BY EMETIN HYDROCHLORID

Sprue Treated by Emetine

Cases of Sprue Treated by Laparotomy

were operated on clinical diagnosis and findings. As the cases were typical, no stool or blood examination was done These cases were not improving on the orthodox treatment of diet, vitamins, iron, and liver injections. The effect was dramatic. The loose motions stopped suddenly. The patients did not have any motions for three to four days without any discomfort. The bowels were moved by a smal...

The first cases of collagenous sprue successfully treated with thioguanine

OBJECTIVE Collagenous sprue (CS) is a rare form of small bowel enteropathy characterised by a thickened basement membrane and is, in most of the literature, reported as part of coeliac disease. Multiple treatment strategies are suggested in CS, but there is no standardised therapy. The aim of this series is to describe 4 cases of CS and to propose thioguanine (6-TG) treatment. DESIGN We revie...

Para-Sprue

Para-Sprue