Mucosal healing in a patient suffering from Crohn’s disease treated with monoclonal anti-TNF-α antibodies

Łukasz Jałocha; Stanisław Wojtuń; Jerzy Gil

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Case report

Mucosal healing in a patient suffering from Crohn’s disease treated with monoclonal anti-TNF-α antibodies

Łukasz Jałocha

,

Stanisław Wojtuń

,

Jerzy Gil

Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny 2009; 4 (2): 108–110

Online publish date: 2009/04/09

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Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease mostly located in the terminal part of the ileum. The aim of treatment is to achieve remission and maintain it as long as possible, and to avoid complications associated with a long lasting illness as well as the use of steroids. One of the aims is also a complete mucosal healing/treatment. We would like to present a case study of a patient suffering from Crohn’s disease treated with steroids and immunotherapy. Anti-TNF-α was used with the result of a good clinical response associated with decreased Crohn’s disease activity index (CDAI) as well as a good mucosal healing ratio evaluated with Crohn’s disease endoscopic index of severity (CDEIS).

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Mucosal healing in a patient suffering from Crohn’s disease treated with monoclonal anti-TNF-α antibodies

Łukasz Jałocha , Stanisław Wojtuń , Jerzy Gil

Crohn’s disease, mucosal healing, anti-TNF antibodies

Łukasz Jałocha

,

Stanisław Wojtuń

,

Jerzy Gil