Open AccessFecal microbiota transplantation for rheumatoid arthritis: A case report
Author(s) -
Zeng Jiaqi,
Peng Lihua,
Zheng Wei,
Huang Feng,
Zhang Nana,
Wu Di,
Yang Yunsheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3677
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , fecal bacteriotherapy , transplantation , refractory (planetary science) , arthritis , feces , gastroenterology , antibiotics , astrobiology , clostridium difficile , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , paleontology , physics
No previous case of using fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been reported. We report a case of a patient with refractory RA successfully treated with FMT indicating that FMT may have a good therapeutic effect on RA.