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Tofacitinib for the treatment of tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor refractory esophageal Crohn’s disease: a case report

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2016
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Title
Tofacitinib for the treatment of tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor refractory esophageal Crohn’s disease: a case report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13256-016-1036-y
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Sunina Nathoo, William A. Hood, Sara Keihanian, Amy L. Collinsworth, Sarah C. Glover

Abstract

Esophageal Crohn's disease is reported as a rare manifestation, although its prevalence may be underestimated because upper endoscopies are not routinely performed in asymptomatic adults. Tofacitinib, an oral janus kinase inhibitor, is a new biologic that has shown promise in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and may be effective in the treatment of Crohn's disease according to phase 2 trials. We report the first case of esophageal Crohn's disease successfully treated with tofacitinib in a patient with worsening symptoms despite maintenance therapy with a tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor. A 67-year-old Caucasian woman presented with new dysphagia and had findings of esophageal Crohn's disease on endoscopy. The dosage of her current biologic therapy-adalimumab-was increased in frequency, without improvement. Our patient was started on tofacitinib and demonstrated an improvement in symptoms, with a repeat endoscopy showing resolution of the previous lesions. Esophageal Crohn's disease is likely underdiagnosed but is an important consideration in a patient with new symptoms of dysphagia and known Crohn's disease. Tofacitinib, while a novel agent, could have a role in the treatment of esophageal Crohn's disease that does not improve with intensification of the current biologic therapy. It provides a different mechanism in patients who become refractory to maintenance therapy.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 34 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 18%
Researcher 5 15%
Other 4 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 9%
Student > Bachelor 3 9%
Other 7 21%
Unknown 6 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 19 56%
Arts and Humanities 1 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Computer Science 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 10 29%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 October 2016.
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#13,990,008
of 22,889,074 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#1,023
of 3,932 outputs
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#178,332
of 321,669 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#17
of 97 outputs
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