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Ulcerative colitis successfully treated with vedolizumab in the presence of comorbid opportunistic infections: a case report

BACKGROUND: Opportunistic infections associated with immunosuppressive treatments for inflammatory bowel disease pose an important safety concern. Here we report the case of a patient with active ulcerative colitis and cryptococcal pneumonia who was treated with vedolizumab combined with fluconazole...

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Autores principales: Oki, Yusuke, Nagano, Sho, Ishikawa, Yoichi, Yamada, Takayoshi, Ichimori, Toshiki, Uchida, Kazushige
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10230670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37254193
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-03940-y