Case Report: Unusual Cause of Fever in Ulcerative Colitis Treated with Infliximab

Abstract

Introduction: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at high risk for opportunistic infections, and fungal infections are relatively uncommon among various infections.

Case: This case is the first reported ulcerative colitis accompanied with Cryptococcus neoformans infection after infliximab treatment. In the course of the disease, the patients had a variety of opportunistic infections, including viruses, fungi and bacteria.

Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of paying continued attention to opportunistic infections for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Keywords: Cryptococcus neoformans pneumonia; biological agents; case report; clostridium difficile infection; cytomegalovirus infection; ulcerative colitis.