Asymptomatic Parasitic Infection in a Crohn's Disease Patient on Anti-TNFα Therapy: An Alert for Our Patients?

J Crohns Colitis. 2016 Dec;10(12):1455-1456. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw109. Epub 2016 May 20.

Authors

S Cocca¹, M Guarino², M Cicala²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Diseases, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy s.cocca@unicampus.it.
² Department of Gastrointestinal Diseases, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 27208388
DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw109

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Asymptomatic Infections
Crohn Disease / drug therapy*
Gastrointestinal Agents / adverse effects
Gastrointestinal Agents / therapeutic use*
Humans
Infliximab / adverse effects
Infliximab / therapeutic use*
Male
Taenia saginata
Taeniasis / diagnosis
Taeniasis / etiology*
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

Gastrointestinal Agents
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Infliximab