Cystic fibrosis and Crohn's disease: Successful treatment and long term remission with inflixim

• 作 者: Francesca Vincenzi Barbara Bizzarri Alessia Ghiselli Nicola de' Angelis Fabiola Fornaroli Gian Luigi de' Angelis
• 机 构: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University of Parma,Digestive Surgery, University of Pisa,
• 出 处: World Journal of Gastroenterology
• 发表日期: 2010年15期
• 关键词: Cystic fibrosis Crohn's disease Infliximab

The association of cystic fibrosis and Crohn’s disease (CD) is well known, but to date, there are very few cas-es in the literature of patients suffering from mucovisci-dosis 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 wors-ening of the pulmonary disease and with a long term (2 years) complete remission.

The association of cystic fibrosis and Crohn’s disease (CD) is well known, but to date, there are very few cas-es in the literature of patients suffering from mucovisci-dosis 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 wors-ening of the pulmonary disease and with a long term (2 years) complete remission.