Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes severe complications and deaths all over the world. COVID-19 also has indirect effects from the lockdown and the possible lack of food. We aimed to evaluate the perception of this in Celiac Disease (CeD) patients who require a lifelong gluten-free diet as a therapy. ⋯ The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted a proportion of patients with CeD; in particular, women, elderly patients, patients with other comorbidities. COVID-19, although a challenging experience from the medical and the psychological point of view, has offered an opportunity to practice, on a large-scale, a remote consultation approach for CeD healthcare.
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The aims of this study were to describe outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease who fail anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and either vedolizumab or ustekinumab. ⋯ In patients with Crohn's disease who have failed anti-TNF and either vedolizumab or ustekinumab, at week 48, the surgery rate is 23.5% and the remission rate after a third line biologic therapy is 30.7%.
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To explore the clinical characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) patients with gastrointestinal symptoms. ⋯ In Wuhan, the proportion of COVID-19 patients who experience gastrointestinal symptoms is relatively high. Patients who experience gastrointestinal symptoms are more likely to suffer from severe pneumonia, which may help clinicians identify patients at high risk of COVID-19 and thus reduce the incidence of this condition.