TNF-α antibody treatment in refractory collagenous sprue: Report of a case and review of the literature

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 575-578

  Schmidt, Carsten ^a   Kasim, E ^b   Schlake, W ^c   Gerken, G ^d   Giese, T ^e   Stallmach, A ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Department of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutritional Medicine   (Germany)

^c Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collagenous colitis; Malabsorption; Malassimilation; Sprue

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLAGENOUS SPRUE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; HUMAN; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; RARE DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 67650797251     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109057     Document Type: Article

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