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Infliximab-induced remission improves physical activity in patients with active...

SUMMARY AIM: To compare the level of physical activity (PA), exercise capacity, and body composition before and after infliximab-induced clinical remission in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: This prospective longitudinal study evaluated 44 adult outpatients with active CD before infliximab administration and 24 weeks after infliximab therapy. The patients were evaluated for PA in daily life, exerci...

Severe hypoproteinemia as a harbinger of Ménétrier's disease in autoimmune panc...

Summary Ménétrier's disease is an extremely rare disease of unknown etiology causing gastric mucosal hypertrophy and protein-losing gastropathy. Rare cases of this condition have been reported in patients with autoimmune diseases. However, to the best of our knowledge, Ménétrier's disease associated with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) has never been reported. We described a case of severe hypoproteinemia as a ha...

Impact of biological therapy on body composition of patients with Chron's disease

Summary Introduction: Protein-energy malnutrition in Crohn's disease (CD) has been reported in 20 to 92% of patients, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and higher costs for the health system. Anti-TNF drugs are a landmark in the clinical management, promoting prolonged remission in patients with CD. It is believed that the remission of this disease leads to nutritional recovery. The effec...

Gouverneur's syndrome in a patient with abdominal pain: mind Crohn's disease!

Toxicidade da azatioprina na doença de Crohn: incidência, abordagem e evolução

OBJETIVO: A azatioprina (AZA) tem sido usada freqüentemente no tratamento da doença de Crohn (DC). O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a freqüência, evolução e abordagem dos efeitos adversos da AZA no tratamento de pacientes com DC. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos prospectivamente 106 pacientes portadores de DC em uso de AZA, de janeiro de 2002 a dezembro de 2006. Registraram-se dados clínicos e demográficos, co...