Cyclophosphamide: An Alternative Treatment in Crohn’s Disease
lmmunosuppressive therapy in the form of 6-mercaptopurine has shown a 66% efficacy in severe, debilitating, highly corticosteroid dependent Crohn’s disease. Nevertheless this medication has some important side effects such as nausea, vomiting, leukopenia and pancreatitis. Two patients are presented...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1989-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/498156 |
| Summary: | lmmunosuppressive therapy in the form of 6-mercaptopurine
has shown a 66% efficacy in severe, debilitating, highly corticosteroid dependent
Crohn’s disease. Nevertheless this medication has some important side effects
such as nausea, vomiting, leukopenia and pancreatitis. Two patients are presented
who, suffering from severe Crohn’s disease, were unable to tolerate
6-mercaptopurine but showed an amazing improvement with cyclophosphamide. |
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| ISSN: | 0835-7900 |