Basic Treatment
Mostly symptomatic treatment consists of proton-pump inhibitors for reflux, prokinetic drugs, calcium channel blockers (nifedipine) for vasodilatation, and an ACE inhibitor (captopril, enalapril) or angiotensin (AT)-II rec antagonist (losartan) for the prevention of renal crisis. Aspirin and statins may reduce cardiovascular risk factors. When malabsorption is caused by bacterial overgrowth, rotating antibiotics are useful.
Lab Med. 2011;42(9):562-572. © 2011 American Society for Clinical Pathology
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