Don't know anything about side effects or toxicity, but it's interesting they archived 75% longterm remission of treatment-resistant Crohn's disease in kids.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/815 ... BX&spon=20
Thalidomide for Crohn's
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Thalidomide for Crohn's
1987 Mononucleosis (EBV)
2004 Hypomyopathic Dermatomyositis
2009 Lymphocytic Colitis
2010 GF/DF/SF Diet
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2004 Hypomyopathic Dermatomyositis
2009 Lymphocytic Colitis
2010 GF/DF/SF Diet
2014 Low Dose Naltrexone
Hi Gabes,
You have to register (or log in) in order to view Medpage, but that's an easy, safe procedure. The Link that Zizzle supplied asks for her password, so it's not surprising that you didn't know what it is.
Try one of these links instead.
https://login.medscape.com/login/sso/ge ... DQ3&ac=401
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenter ... ease/43165
Here's the part that bothers me — apparently the study involved only 56 subjects and yet:
Tex
You have to register (or log in) in order to view Medpage, but that's an easy, safe procedure. The Link that Zizzle supplied asks for her password, so it's not surprising that you didn't know what it is.
Try one of these links instead.
https://login.medscape.com/login/sso/ge ... DQ3&ac=401
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenter ... ease/43165
Here's the part that bothers me — apparently the study involved only 56 subjects and yet:
That's a pretty serious level of adverse events (over 16 % — and we're not talking minor side effects here).There were nine severe adverse events, including peripheral neuropathy, amenorrhea, bradycardia, and one acute neurologic event. One child had a seizure and was later diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.