Rheumatism--parenteral nutrition. Report of a case.
A 26-year-old man with progressive rheumatic disease in spite of conventional therapy with antirheumatic drugs and physiotherapeutic exercises. The only therapy that gave temporary relief was, according to the patient, "fasting periods". He was treated experimentally with a period of complete intravenous nutrition ("total bowel rest") with certain subjective and objective improvement.
D000328:Adult; D005215:Fasting; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000379:methods*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology