Successful treatment with infliximab in a patient with Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis

Authors report on the association of Crohn's disease (CD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in one patient. The diagnosis of CD was established on the base of clinical symptoms, colonoscopy, histology of terminal ileum, ultrasonography of the bowels, laboratory parameters, and gallium 67 scyntigraphy. Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) and ultrasonography of the bowels were used at the follow up. CT enteroclysis controlled the degree of remission. RA was diagnosed by the use of criteria of the American Rheumatological Association. Disease activity score (DAS-28), C reactive protein (CRP), and rheumatoid factor (R…