Adalimumab‐responsive Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Pseudopolyposis Characteristic of <i>TGFBR2</i> Variant in Loeys‐Dietz Syndrome
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder caused by pathogenic variants in <i>TGFBR1</i> or <i>TGFBR2</i>. It is characterized by vascular fragility, skeletal abnormalities, and predisposition to allergic and inflammatory conditions, including monogenic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We report a pediatric case of IBD with a <i>TGFBR2</i> variant, presenting active colonic inflammation and pseudopolyposis, treated with adalimumab. At age 7, the patient presented with abdominal pain and bloody stools. Upon referral, colonoscopy demonstrated mucosal fragility, prominent pseudopolyposis, and an anal fissure, accompanied by a skin tag was identified. Genetic analysis revealed a heterozygous <i>TGFBR2</i> c.1583G>A (p.Arg528His) variant and heterozygous <i>MEFV</i> E148Q and P369S-R408Q variants. Colchicine treatment for suspected familial Mediterranean fever-associated enteritis had a limited effect. Adalimumab treatment was initiated, leading to endoscopic improvement, with resolution of anemia and inflammatory markers in the blood test. This report presents the clinical course and endoscopic features potentially specific to the <i>TGFBR2</i> c.1583G>A variant, with reference to previously published cases.
Authors
- Takaya Nakane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7627-6028)
- Norio Hasuda
- Mai Iwaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2135-2219)
- Yoshiko Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1992-6834)
- Tomomitsu Sado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-7254)
- Satoshi Ukai
- Shingo Kurasawa
- Tomoki Kosho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8344-7507)
- Tomomi Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4681-2808)
- Yosuke Kono
Institutions
- Shinshu University (JP)
- Shinshu University Hospital (JP)
- Shinshu Medical and Welfare College (JP)
- University of Yamanashi (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- DEN Open
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/deo2.70266
- Primary Topic
- Connective tissue disorders research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00