Solitary juvenile polyp as a cause of elevated faecal calprotectin in an adult. (30th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hodgson-Parnell, Lara; Spence, Olivia; Chapple, Keith
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-07-30
• Subjects: endoscopy -- gastrointestinal surgery; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224770
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : Faecal calprotectin (FCP) levels are commonly measured in both primary and secondary care as an adjunct to the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Juvenile polyps are a rare form of colonic polyp found in both adults and children. We present a case of an adult patient who presented with a very high FCP level, which subsequently normalised following removal of a solitary colonic juvenile polyp. There was no evidence of IBD. Elevation of FCP levels due to this type of colonic pathology have not previously been described in the literature.