Open AccessCystic fibrosis and Crohn’s disease: Successful treatment and long term remission with infliximab
Author(s) -
Francesca Vincenzi,
Barbara Bizzarri,
Alessia Ghiselli,
Nicola De Angelis,
Fabiola Fornaroli,
Gian Luigi De’ Angelis
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1924
Subject(s) - infliximab , medicine , cystic fibrosis , crohn's disease , disease , gastroenterology , cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator , surgery
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.