Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8048
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ISSN: 2165-8048
+44 1300 500008
Tamás Molnár
H-6720, Korányi fasor 8-10, Szeged
Hungary
Case Report
Gastrocolic Fistula as a First Sign of Crohn’s Disease Started during Pregnancy and Treated Effectively without Any Neonatal Harm – Case Report
Author(s): Klaudia Farkas, Anita Bálint, Renáta Bor, László Tiszlavicz, Ferenc Nagy, Zoltán Szepes and Tamás MolnárKlaudia Farkas, Anita Bálint, Renáta Bor, László Tiszlavicz, Ferenc Nagy, Zoltán Szepes and Tamás Molnár
Gastrocolic fistula is a rare complication of Crohn’s disease (CD). Due to its asymptomatic presence in the majority of the cases, the diagnosis may be delayed. Anti TNF-α therapy has previously been shown to be effective in the induction and maintenance therapy of fistulizing CD. Anti TNF-α therapy is graded as probably safe in pregnancy. We report a case of gastrocolic fistula secondary to CD in a young pregnant woman who avoided surgery and achieved remission after receiving infliximab induction therapy.
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DOI:
10.4172/2165-8048.1000163