Infliximab- and Immunosuppressant-Resistant Crohn's Disease Successfully Treated with Adsorptive Granulocyte Apheresis Combined with Prednisolone

Activated granulocytes, monocytes, and platelets appear to be closely involved in active Crohn's disease (CD). Adsorptive granulocyte apheresis (GCAP) is a new treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. GCAP was used to treat a 23-year-old female patient with CD resistant to both infliximab (IFX...

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Autores principales: Itagaki, Munenori, Saruta, Masayuki, Iinuma, Toshio, Arihiro, Seiji, Kato, Tomohiro, Tajiri, Hisao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
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Published online: February, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22761605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000334428

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22761605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000334428

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