Hematologic manifestations of Crohn's disease: two clinical cases

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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are commonly associated with extraintestinal manifestations, hematological disorders being the most special among them. In some cases, they dominate the clinical picture masking the intestinal manifestations of the underlying disease. Aplastic anemia is an extremely rare extraintestinal IBD manifestation. There are only two clinical cases of aplastic anemia associated with ulcerative colitis and non with Crohn's disease reported in the literature. Combination of Crohn's disease and В₁₂-deficient anemia is more prevalent, but is seen usually only after more than 20 cm of the ileus has been resected. The first clinical case presented in this paper is a  combination of severe fistula-forming Crohn's disease with a constriction in the terminal part of the ileus and profound pancytopenia as an outcome of aplastic anemia. This profound pancytopenia is associated with an extremely high risk of life-threatening complications both of surgical treatment, as well as of several chemotherapeutic agents, which made the management of this patient difficult. The second clinical case demonstrates the manifestation of Crohn's disease as ileocolitis starting from the symptoms of cobalamin deficiency: severe В₁₂-deficient anemia, funicular myelosis and sensory ataxia, with blunted intestinal symptoms. This made the initial diagnosis and timely treatment difficult. Replacement therapy with cobalamin injections and treatment with glucocorticoids and antibacterials led to endoscopically confirmed remission of Crohn's disease and normalization of hematological parameters, with persistent polyneuropathy. Thus, management of patients with Crohn's disease should be multidisciplinary. In the case of anemia, leucopenia and/or thrombocytopenia in IBD patients it is necessary to exclude potential myelodysplasia and bone marrow aplasia. In the event of megaloblastic anemia and/or progressive polyneuropathy one should bear in mind potential cobalamin deficiency. However, in severe anemia it is important to perform diagnostic assessment for IBD, first of all, for Crohn's disease, especially, if any intestinal symptoms are present.

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O. V. Taratina

Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI)

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Taratina Olesya V. – MD, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology; Associate Professor, Chair of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Training Faculty.

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E. Yu. Lomakina

Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI)

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Lomakina Ekaterina Yu. – Junior Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology.

61/2 Shchepkina ul., Moscow, 129110

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E. A. Belousova

Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI)

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Belousova Elena A. – MD, PhD, Professor, Head of Department of Gastroenterology; Head of Chair of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Training Faculty.

61/2 Shchepkina ul., Moscow, 129110

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G. A. Stashuk

Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI)

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Stashuk Galina A. – MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Research Fellow, Department  of Roentgenology; Chair of Radiology, Postgraduate Training Faculty.

61/2 Shchepkina ul., Moscow, 129110

Россия

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