Plasmapheresis in Crohn’s Disease
作者:
G.E. Holdstock,
J.A. Fisher,
T.J. Hamblin,
C. Loehry,
期刊:
Digestion
(Karger Available online 1979)
卷期:
Volume 19,
issue 3
页码: 197-201
ISSN:0012-2823
年代: 1979
DOI:10.1159/000198344
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Crohn’s disease;Immune complexes;Plasmapheresis
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
6 patients with Crohn’s disease for 1-14 years have been treated with plasmapheresis for periods of up to 6 months. The symptoms of the one newly diagnosed patient were controlled by plasmapheresis alone, and 5 steroid-dependent patients were able to reduce their steroid requirements. During the study period, 13 clinical relapses were managed without increasing steroid dosage. There was evidence of circulating soluble immune complexes in all the patients and these levels were lowered by plasmapheresis. A possible role of plasmapheresis in the management of Crohn’s disease is discus
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