Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series

IntroductionThe clinical characteristics of de novo inflammatory bowel disease (dnIBD) diagnosed after solid organ transplant (SOT) are not well-described, particularly since the advent of biologic therapy for treatment of IBD.MethodsWe conducted a single-center, retrospective review of SOT recipien...

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Main Authors: Willie Mohammed Johnson, Byron P. Vaughn, Nicholas Lim
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2024.1483943/full
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description IntroductionThe clinical characteristics of de novo inflammatory bowel disease (dnIBD) diagnosed after solid organ transplant (SOT) are not well-described, particularly since the advent of biologic therapy for treatment of IBD.MethodsWe conducted a single-center, retrospective review of SOT recipients between 2010 and 2022 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center who were diagnosed with IBD after transplant.ResultsOf 89 patients at our center with IBD and a history of SOT, five (5.6%) patients were diagnosed with IBD post-transplant (three liver, one kidney, and one simultaneous liver and kidney): three patients were female and four were Caucasian. Mean age at transplant and IBD diagnosis were 46.7 and 49.4 years respectively. Indication for transplant were alcohol-related cirrhosis (n = 2), idiopathic fulminant hepatic failure (n = 1), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (n = 1), and IgA nephropathy (n = 1). Four patients were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) and one with Crohn's disease (CD). Three patients (all with UC) required escalation to a biologic therapy. Four patients were in clinical remission from IBD at last follow-up, one patient required IBD surgery, while there was no rejection and no deaths following IBD diagnosis.ConclusiondnIBD post-SOT is uncommon, while newer IBD therapies may be safe and effective. Further study is required to better understand the natural history and IBD outcomes of this population relative to non-SOT patients.
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spelling doaj-art-82e2b46d01dd46d2a7102a5e8231d8072025-01-08T06:12:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Transplantation2813-24402025-01-01310.3389/frtra.2024.14839431483943Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case seriesWillie Mohammed Johnson0Byron P. Vaughn1Nicholas Lim2Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesIntroductionThe clinical characteristics of de novo inflammatory bowel disease (dnIBD) diagnosed after solid organ transplant (SOT) are not well-described, particularly since the advent of biologic therapy for treatment of IBD.MethodsWe conducted a single-center, retrospective review of SOT recipients between 2010 and 2022 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center who were diagnosed with IBD after transplant.ResultsOf 89 patients at our center with IBD and a history of SOT, five (5.6%) patients were diagnosed with IBD post-transplant (three liver, one kidney, and one simultaneous liver and kidney): three patients were female and four were Caucasian. Mean age at transplant and IBD diagnosis were 46.7 and 49.4 years respectively. Indication for transplant were alcohol-related cirrhosis (n = 2), idiopathic fulminant hepatic failure (n = 1), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (n = 1), and IgA nephropathy (n = 1). Four patients were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) and one with Crohn's disease (CD). Three patients (all with UC) required escalation to a biologic therapy. Four patients were in clinical remission from IBD at last follow-up, one patient required IBD surgery, while there was no rejection and no deaths following IBD diagnosis.ConclusiondnIBD post-SOT is uncommon, while newer IBD therapies may be safe and effective. Further study is required to better understand the natural history and IBD outcomes of this population relative to non-SOT patients.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2024.1483943/fullsolid organ transplantCrohn's diseaseulcerative colitisimmunosuppressioninflammatory bowel disease
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Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series
Frontiers in Transplantation
solid organ transplant
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
immunosuppression
inflammatory bowel disease
title Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series
title_full Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series
title_fullStr Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series
title_short Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series
title_sort diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy a case series
topic solid organ transplant
Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
immunosuppression
inflammatory bowel disease
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2024.1483943/full
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