ISSN:
1435-5922
Keywords:
Key words: Crohn's disease
;
CPK
;
elemental diet
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract: Crohn's disease is associated with complications in multiple organs. However, there are very few reported cases of patients with Crohn's disease with muscle symptoms and/or high serum creatine phospho-kinase (CPK) levels. We report here a patient with Crohn's disease who experienced skeletal muscle damage with extremely high serum CPK level during treatment with an elemental diet. The non-parenteral administration of large amounts of carbohydrate and limited glycogen degradation capability may be a possible causative mechanism for this elemental diet-induced muscle damage.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s005350050056
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