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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr 21;16(15):1924-7.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1924.

Cystic fibrosis and Crohn's disease: successful treatment and long term remission with infliximab

Francesca Vincenzi  1 , Barbara Bizzarri, Alessia Ghiselli, Nicola de' Angelis, Fabiola Fornaroli, Gian Luigi de' Angelis
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Case Reports

Cystic fibrosis and Crohn's disease: successful treatment and long term remission with infliximab

Francesca Vincenzi et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

The association of cystic fibrosis and Crohn's disease (CD) is well known, but to date, there are very few cases in the literature of patients suffering from mucoviscidosis who have required treatment with infliximab. We report the case of a 23-year-old patient suffering from cystic fibrosis and severe CD treated successfully with infliximab without any infective complications or worsening of the pulmonary disease and with a long term (2 years) complete remission.

Keywords: Crohn’s disease; Cystic fibrosis; Infliximab.

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Ileocolonoscopy findings. A: Multiple inflammatory pseudopolyps; B: Hyperacute Crohn’s disease of the sigmoid-rectum.
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Endoscopic remission.
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