A patient with severe Crohn's colitis responds to Faecal Microbiota Transplantation.
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We describe a case of a 35 year old gentleman with Crohn's colitis who responded to Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT). A35 year old gentleman with previously well controlled Crohn's Disease (CD) was referred for urgent lower GI endoscopy and review, having developed bloody diarrhoea 2 weeks previously. His Harvey Bradshaw Index was 23. His primary care physician had attributed his symptoms, which started following a course of penicillin, to a CD flare and prescribed oral corticosteroids. Flexible sigmoidoscopy demonstrated severe colitis:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Crohn's & colitis
دوره 8 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014