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Autologous bone marrow transplantation for non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma resulting in long‐term remission of coincidental Crohn's disease
Author(s) -
Kashyap Ashwin,
Forman Stephen J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.01059.x
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , lymphoma , crohn's disease , transplantation , bone marrow , autologous stem cell transplantation , surgery , immunology
Crohn's disease usually runs a chronic relapsing and remitting course, characterized by a repeated need for immunosuppressive drug therapy or often surgery, and is considered to be incurable by standard treatment. We report a case of successful long‐term disease control of Crohn's disease following autologous bone marrow transplantation. This case provides further support for the concept that some forms of severe immune‐mediated diseases may be amenable to treatment by high‐dose therapy with autologous stem cell support.