Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. The common presentation includes abdominal pain, abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Many patients may exhibit systemic symptoms of fever and weight loss. Approximately 20% to 40% of patients...
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| description | Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. The common presentation includes abdominal pain, abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Many patients may exhibit systemic symptoms of fever and weight loss. Approximately 20% to 40% of patients will experience extraintestinal manifestations that involve the eyes, skin and joints. Women may experience a variety of gynecological manifestations, including vulvovaginal involvement, which is often not recognized and also difficult to treat. A case of refractory vulvovaginal CD is presented and the literature of gynecological manifestations of CD and its treatment are reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9031a169c0474983b93f3a975cdfc09a2025-02-03T05:51:59ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-01211283583710.1155/2007/737640Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case ReportSapna Makhija0Martin Trotter1Elizabeth Wagner2Sylvain Coderre3Remo Panaccione4Division of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Pathology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCrohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. The common presentation includes abdominal pain, abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Many patients may exhibit systemic symptoms of fever and weight loss. Approximately 20% to 40% of patients will experience extraintestinal manifestations that involve the eyes, skin and joints. Women may experience a variety of gynecological manifestations, including vulvovaginal involvement, which is often not recognized and also difficult to treat. A case of refractory vulvovaginal CD is presented and the literature of gynecological manifestations of CD and its treatment are reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/737640 |
| spellingShingle | Sapna Makhija Martin Trotter Elizabeth Wagner Sylvain Coderre Remo Panaccione Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report |
| title_full | Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report |
| title_short | Refractory Crohn’s Disease of the Vulva Treated with Infliximab: A Case Report |
| title_sort | refractory crohn s disease of the vulva treated with infliximab a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/737640 |
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