| Literature DB >> 21172291 |
Syed F Habib1, Muhammad Z Hasan, I Salam.
Abstract
Anti-TNF-alpha is now established as a major player in the treatment of Crohn's disease, however the use of anti-TNF-alpha therapy in patients concomitantly having HIV infection and Crohn's disease is a relatively unexplored subject. There is generally some apprehension and anxiety to use infliximab in patients with HIV. One case has been reported in literature of usage of anti-TNF-alpha in HIV positive patient with Crohn's disease who was on anti-retroviral therapy. We report for the first time the successful usage of infliximab in treating Crohn's disease in an HIV positive patient who is not on any anti-retroviral treatment.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID： 21172291 DOI： 10.1016/j.crohns.2009.06.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Crohns Colitis ISSN： 1873-9946 Impact factor: 9.071