Parasitic worms benefit Crohn's disease patients

摘要

Parasitic worms may be a safe and effective treatment for Crohn's disease,new research suggests.In an open label study 29 patients with active Crohn's disease ingested a drink containing 2,500 eggs of the helminth Trichuris suis every three weeks for 24 weeks.The eggs had been treated so that they would not transfer any bacteria or viruses to the study participants.Patients continued to take their regular medicines at the dose they had been stabilised on and their symptoms were recorded using a disease activity score.