[Small intestine transit anomalies in a patient with chronic abdominal pain and treated for Hansen's disease]. / Anomalies du transit du grêle chez une patiente présentant des douleurs abdominales chroniques et traitée pour une maladie de Hansen.

This new case of enteropathy due to Clofazimine provided demonstration of the diagnostic value of small bowel follow-through examination in this complication. Various small intestine anomalies have been reported: ileal or partial jejunal lesions; variations in caliber; loss of physiologic folds; irregularly outlined surface and border lacunae and persistence of suppleness of pathologic loops. Knowledge of these anomalies should avoid exploratory laparotomy, Clofazimine-induced enteropathy regressing after discontinuation of treatment. Repeat small bowel follow up examinations can be performed to review course of this regression.