Elevated C-reactive protein in asymptomatic Crohn's disease patients. listen to the sound of silence [PDF]
, 2017 Bhattacharya et al1 confirmed and extended their previous finding2 indicating that “silent” Crohn’s disease (CD) patients (i.e., asymptomatic patients with elevated C-reactive protein [CRP] level) are a subgroup of patients at the higher risk of ...
CORLETO, Vito Domenico +3 more
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Sweet's syndrome in a patient with Crohn's disease: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Background Sweet's syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, has been associated with malignancy, autoimmune disease and collagen vascular disease. The association of Crohn's disease and Sweet's syndrome is rare.
Mustafa Nadia M, Lavizzo Mark
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Pneumatosis intestinalis as a presentation of Crohn’s disease: a case report
Revista de Gastroenterología del Perú, 2020 Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is defined as presence of gas within the intestinal wall. It is a rare condition, usually associated with a wide variety of pathologies. It requires a special diagnostic approach to determine underlying etiology. We present the case of a 18 year old woman with chronic abdominal pain, who presents with peritoneal signs and ...
Vargas Rubio, Rómulo +2 more
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Dietary intake of inulin-type fructans in active and inactive Crohn’s disease and healthy controls: a case-control study [PDF]
, 2015 Background and Aims: Prebiotic inulin-type fructans are widely consumed in the diet and may have contrasting effects in Crohn’s disease by stimulating gut microbiota and/or by generating functional gastrointestinal symptoms.
Ailsa L. Hart +13 more
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2015 A series of clinical practice guidelines were recently developed by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) to provide clinicians with recommendations for the medical management of nonhospitalized ulcerative colitis (UC) patients.
A Hillary Steinhart, Aida Fernandes
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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2014 Context and Objectives Focally enhanced gastritis and macrophage microaggregates are found in the upper gastrointestinal involvement of Crohn’s disease, and may reflect an underlying defective innate immunity.
Marcia Henriques de MAGALHÃES-COSTA +5 more
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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their first-degree relatives: Potential clinical value [PDF]
, 2002 Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) have been described as specific markers in Crohn's disease and their healthy first-degree relatives. 171 patients with Crohn's disease, their 105 first-degree relatives, 145 patients with ulcerative colitis
Folwaczny, Christian +5 more
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Topical tacrolimus 0.1% ointment for treatment of cutaneous Crohn's Disease [PDF]
, 2013 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
El-Omar, Emad +4 more
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Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine for maintenance of surgically-induced remission in Crohn’s disease [PDF]
, 2014 Background Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory condition. Many patients fail to achieve remission with medical management and require surgical interventions.
Angelberger +41 more
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Microscopic features of small bowel mucosa of patients with Crohn’s disease
BMC Gastroenterology, 2019 Background Double-balloon enteroscopy enables performing numerous small bowel biopsies for pathologic analysis. However, most histopathological characteristics of Crohn’s disease are non-specific characteristics.
Yun Cui +7 more
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