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Case Reports
. 2016 Aug 16:2016:bcr2016215639.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215639.

Successful use of adalimumab in patient with treatment-refractory microscopic colitis

Rebecca Jane Anderson  1 , Richard Makins  1
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Case Reports

Successful use of adalimumab in patient with treatment-refractory microscopic colitis

Rebecca Jane Anderson et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman with treatment-refractory lymphocytic colitis was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. She was started on adalimumab injections which significantly improved her stool frequency and consistency and, consequently, her quality of life.

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