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Surgical specimen. a Macroscopic view. b Hematoxylin and eosin staining at 5-fold magnification revealing a fissure, transmural inflammation and architectural changes of the surrounding mucosa. c Hematoxylin and eosin staining at 100-fold magnification revealing non-caseating granulomas within a draining lymph node.
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In hospital parenteral nutrition was started, infliximab was stopped, and 9 months after the onset of abdominal pain, right-sided colectomy with an ileocolic anastomosis was performed (fig. 1).
a Overview of the clinical course. The time course of various pharmacological treatments and clinical symptoms is indicated. The time points of the first (C1) and second (C2) colonoscopy and the time point of surgery are marked. b Serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). c Levels of stool calprotectin.
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The clinical course is summarized in figure 2.