Focus on Fungal Infections in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
10.3969/j.issn.1008-7125.2017.11.001
- VernacularTitle:关注炎症性肠病患者的真菌感染问题
- Author:
Chengdang WANG
1
Author Information
1. 福建医科大学附属第一医院消化内科消化内镜中心消化系病研究室 350005
- Keywords:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease;
Crohn Disease;
Colitis,Ulcerative;
Fungi;
Infection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology
2017;22(11):641-646
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Although only a small amount of intestinal fungi is accounted for intestinal microflora,they may participate in or promote pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).The immune function of IBD patient might be reduced by some medications (such as immunosuppressive agents,biological agents),and is therefore more susceptible to fungal infection.The mortality of deep fungal infection is quite high,and intestinal fungal infection might be misinterpreted as the activity of IBD and could not be early diagnosed and treated.Once fungal infection is suspected,diagnosis of fungal infection could be established through the fungal and fungal genetic information,detection of fungal antigen and antibody and imaging examination,thus appropriate treatment could be administered.
