Improvement with Infliximab of a Disseminated Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease
Joint Authors
Traclet, Julie
Chebib, Nader
Piégay, Fabrice
Mornex, Jean-François
Mion, François
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sarcoidosis and Crohn’s disease are systemic granulomatous disorders affecting the lung and the intestine, respectively, with variable involvement of other organs and are seldom associated.
While anti-TNFα is a recognized treatment of Crohn’s disease, its usage is discussed in sarcoidosis.
A 42-year-old man presented with an 11-year-long history of Crohn’s disease; upon discovery of an abnormal chest CT scan the diagnosis of multivisceral sarcoidosis was made and, later, a treatment with an anti-TNFα agent, infliximab, was started, because of worsening Crohn’s disease recurrences.
CT scan demonstrated net regression of pulmonary opacities and hepatosplenic lesions.
Pathologies obtained from the intestinal tract and the bronchi of the patient were, respectively, characteristic of Crohn’s disease and sarcoidosis leading to the diagnosis of both diseases.
We report a rare case of steroid resistant Crohn’s disease associated with multivisceral sarcoidosis, treated successfully by an anti-TNFα agent, infliximab.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chebib, Nader& Piégay, Fabrice& Traclet, Julie& Mion, François& Mornex, Jean-François. 2014. Improvement with Infliximab of a Disseminated Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chebib, Nader…[et al.]. Improvement with Infliximab of a Disseminated Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chebib, Nader& Piégay, Fabrice& Traclet, Julie& Mion, François& Mornex, Jean-François. Improvement with Infliximab of a Disseminated Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466498
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466498