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Infliximab Aids Recovery of Anal Continence in a Patient with Perianal Crohn's Disease

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Perianal complications occur in approximately 33% of patients with Crohn's disease, and may be the most prominent or even the presenting complaint suggestive of a diagnosis of Crohn's disease. A case is reported of severe perianal Crohn's disease with anal destruction and incontinence that developed after perianal surgery. Healing of perianal lesions and recovery of anal function was achieved with infliximab therapy.

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Acknowledgments

Dr Caetano received honoraria for the submission of the case report, which was funded by Schering-Plough/MSD Portugal. Editorial assistance was provided by Ray Hill, of in Science Communications, a Wolters Kluwer business. This assistance was funded by Schering-Plough/MSD Portugal.

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  1. Gastroenterology Service, Centro Hospitalar do Porto-Hospital Geral de Santo António, Largo do Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001, Porto, Portugal

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Caetano, C. Infliximab Aids Recovery of Anal Continence in a Patient with Perianal Crohn's Disease. BioDrugs 24 (Suppl 1), 22–24 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2165/11586270-000000000-00000

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