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Severe Crohn's Disease in Combination with Undifferentiated Autoimmune Liver Disease - A Case Report

Received: 27 January 2021     Accepted: 6 February 2021     Published: 23 February 2021
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Abstract

Crohn’s disease is a chronic autoimmune pathology of intestinal mucosa in the form of segmentary lesions of various parts with the development of transmural granulomatous inflammation and the formation of strictures, stenosis, fistulas, as well as damage to other organs. The disease tends to be developed mainly in young people. Over recent years anti-TNF mAb has been widely used in the treatment of Crohn’s disease. Case Report: from the age of 13 Patient A suffered from Crohn’s disease, weight deficit, muscular atrophy. At the age of 19, autoimmune hepatitis with developing cirrhosis joined. At the age of 22 there was another disease exacerbation. The efficiency of treatment with steroids, aminosalicylates and cytostatics was low. After replacing cytostatics with anti-TNF mAb, the patient’s condition became even worse: body weight, total protein, albumin, hemoglobin and coagulation indices decreased critically. A treatment in intensive care and multiple blood transfusions were required for the period of 1 year. Changes in the treatment strategy in the form of maintaining the therapy with steroids and aminosalicylates, withdrawing anti-TNF mAb and adding the plasma exchange and injection of native DNA (sodium deoxyribonucleate) led to an increase in body weight, total protein and hemoglobin to normal values, as well as improved bowel function and performance status. Under condition of sever Crohn’s disease with autoimmune hepatitis, the catabolic effects of the anti-TNF mAb can be extremely dangerous. In such a case, it is preferable to use steroids and aminosalicylates in combination with plasma exchange and reparation activators (e.g., native DNA).

Published in World Journal of Medical Case Reports (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.wjmcr.20210201.13
Page(s) 7-10
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Keywords

Crohn's Disease, Monoclonal Antibodies, TNF-α, Anemia, DNA, Sodium Deoxyribonucleate, Plasma Exchange

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  • Department of Emergency Surgery, Saint Petersburg I. I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

  • Department of Efferent Therapy, Saint Petersburg I. I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

  • Department of Emergency Surgery, Saint Petersburg I. I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

  • Laboratory Diagnostics Department, Saint Petersburg I. I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine”, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

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