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. 2021 Mar 6;9(3):548. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030548

Table 4.

Studies reporting on other medical conditions post-FMT.

Author Onset of New Medical Condition * Patients (%) Deterioration of Medical Condition ** Patients (%) Amelioration of Medical Condition ** Patients (%)
Perler et al. [20] 105 (51%) 11 (5%) 15 (7%)
Infectious disorders: n = 84
AD: n = 3 Rheumatoid arthritis: n = 1 IBS: n = 10
Malignancies: n = 8 IBD: n = 4
IBD/IBS: n = 12 IBD: n = 10 Alopecia areata: n = 1
Other: n = 33
Lee et al. [18] 8 (35%) Not available 7 (30%)
Infectious disorders: n = 0 IBD: n = 4
AD: n = 1 Diabetes mellitus: n = 1
Malignancies: n = 1 Parkinson’s disease: n = 2
IBD/IBS: n = 2
Other: n = 4
Mamo et al. [19] 43 (31%) Not available 12 (7%)
Rheumatoid arthritis: n = 1
Infectious disorders: n = 1 IBS: n = 3
Autoimmune disorders: n = 0 IBD: n = 2
Malignancies: n = 1 Diverticulosis: n = 2
IBD/IBS: n = 0 Diabetes mellitus: n = 1
Other: n = 40 CVID: n = 1
Jalanka et al. [17] 16 (29%) 4 (7%) 8 (11%)
Infectious disorders: n = 0
AD: n = 1 Diabetes mellitus: n = 2 IBD: n = 5
Malignancies: n = 0
IBD/IBS: n = 5 AD: n = 2 AD: n = 3
Other: n = 10

* All new-onset medical conditions reported in footnote. ** Medical conditions present before FMT. Abbreviations: AD = autoimmune disease, CVID: common variable immunodeficiency, IBD = inflammatory bowel disease, IBS = irritable bowel disease.