Steroid-resistant Cronkhite-Canada syndrome successfully treated by cyclosporine and azathioprine

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2014 May-Jun;48(5):463-4. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000009.

Authors

Naoki Ohmiya¹, Masanao Nakamura, Takeshi Yamamura, Koji Yamada, Asuka Nagura, Toru Yoshimura, Yoshiki Hirooka, Takayuki Matsumoto, Ichiro Hirata, Hidemi Goto

Affiliation

¹ *Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi †Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine ‡Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya §Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 24172181
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000009

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Azathioprine / therapeutic use*
Cyclosporine / therapeutic use*
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Intestinal Polyposis / drug therapy*
Intestinal Polyposis / physiopathology
Male
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Immunosuppressive Agents
Cyclosporine
Azathioprine