Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6100565 | Journal of Crohn's and Colitis | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Transient neutropenia is reported in some patients on biologic therapy. We report two cases of severe neutropenia in patients with Crohn`s disease following treatment with anti-TNF therapy. In both cases neutrophil specific granulocyte autoantibodies were detected during period of neutropenia and disappeared on cessation of anti-TNF therapy. These may indicate that anti-TNF agents may produce autoimmune agranulocytosis by triggering production granulocyte autoantibodies. The long term management strategy for patients with anti-TNF therapy induced autoimmune neutropenia is uncertain.
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Authors
Shaji Sebastian, Katherine Ashton, Yasmine Houston, Tina Mary Diggory, Philip Dore,