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Review
. 2017 Aug;65(2):e45-e46.
doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001069.

Colonic Crohn Disease After Cardiac Transplantation: Case Report and Literature Review

Gillian Noel  1 , Bethany Diamond, Scott Auerbach, Edwin de Zoeten, Edward Hoffenberg
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Review

Colonic Crohn Disease After Cardiac Transplantation: Case Report and Literature Review

Gillian Noel et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) after solid organ transplantation is rare. We report new-onset Crohn’s disease successfully treated with anti-tnfα therapy in a cardiac transplantation recipient. Our case highlights the importance of including IBD in the differential of chronic diarrhea despite significant immunosuppression and suggests that anti-tnf alpha therapy is effective in post-transplant IBD.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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Figure 1
Initial colonoscopy showing deep, wide colonic ulcers
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Figure 2
Follow-up colonoscopy with edema, friability deep and wide, serpiginous ulcers, and fibrinous exudate.
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Figure 3
Follow-up colonoscopy with edema, friability deep and wide, serpiginous ulcers, and fibrinous exudate.
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