Recent medical topics on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). These diseases have become important health problems. Medical therapy for IBD has advanced dramatically in the last decade with the introduction of targeted biologic therapies, the optimization of older therapies, including rugs such ...

Digestive System Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Inflammatory bowel disease is an immune related disorder in which the intestines are chronically or intermittently inflamed. A synonym for inflammatory bowel disease that is abbreviated the same way is ‘irritable bowel disease’. Affected dogs may be presented with a history of vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss or a combination of these signs. There is a great deal of variation in the severity, du...

Endoscopy in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

recent advances in inflammatory bowel disease

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RECENT ADVANCES Inflammatory bowel disease

The epidemiology, aetiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in children are reviewed, and areas for further research identified. (Arch Dis Child 2001;85:435–437)