## Background: Immunosuppressive therapy with anti-tnf-alpha antibodies is effective in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). however, there is an increased risk for infections associated with this therapy. ## Methods: Here, we report the case of a 58-year-old patient with crohn's disea
Patient with severe Crohn's disease became a father while on methotrexate and infliximab therapy
✍ Scribed by Francesca Lamboglia; Renata D'Incà; Lydia Oliva; Perla Bertomoro; Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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