Crohn's disease: natural history and treatment.

Crohn's disease: natural history and treatment.

Pinworm Infestation Mimicking Crohns' Disease

We here report a case of a young man who presented to his general practitioner with diarrhea. Inflammatory bowel disease was suspected and a colonoscopy showed aphthous lesions suggestive of Crohns' disease but biopsies revealed eggs of Enterobius vermicularis. When treated for this parasite, his symptoms were alleviated and a followup colonoscopy revealed a normal colon and distal ileum. Enter...

Cholinesterase inhibitor treatment alters the natural history of Alzheimer's disease.

OBJECTIVE To describe the effect of cholinesterase inhibitors (CEIs) on the natural course of Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS The short and long term effects of CEIs were evaluated in 135 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease relative to 135 patients who were never exposed to CEIs matched by age, education, duration of the symptoms, and cognitive status. We measured 1 year change in co...

fluoride and dental fluorosis and treatment

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Natural history of Huntington disease.

IMPORTANCE Understanding the natural history of Huntington disease will inform patients and clinicians on the disease course and researchers on the design of clinical trials. OBJECTIVE To determine the longitudinal change in clinical features among individuals with Huntington disease compared with controls. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective, longitudinal cohort study at 44 resea...