[Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and anti-Hu syndrome: 13 years of follow-up without neoplasia]

Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2008 Jan;32(1 Pt. 1):51-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gcb.2007.12.010. Epub 2008 Feb 21.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a heterogeneous group of rare disorders characterised by symptoms of intestinal obstruction with no mechanical evidence of obstruction. It is caused by ineffective intestinal contractions due to visceral neuropathy and/or neuropathy. In adults, CIPO is mostly secondary. The most common causes are metabolic disorders, connective tissue disorders, neuropathic drug related injuries, paraneoplasic and post-infectious syndromes and amyloidosis. Secondary forms of CIPO have been reported with anti-Hu antibodies. This corresponds to an antineuronal antibody that recognizes a protein expressed in the nuclei of neuron (ANNA-1) and neoplasic cells. The anti-Hu antibody must be searched for in patients over 40 years old with CIPO (associated with small cell lung cancer in 75% of cases). Recently, the association of CIPO and the anti-Hu antibody has been described without associated neoplasia. We report a case of an association of CIPO and anti-Hu antibody without cancer after 13 years of follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / analysis
  • Chronic Disease
  • ELAV Proteins / analysis*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Ganglia, Autonomic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Myenteric Plexus / pathology
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • ELAV Proteins