Crohn's Disease
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Crohn's disease is a chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is characterised by a transmural granulomatous inflammation which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly the ileum, colon or both. Unlike ulcerative colitis, there may be unaffected bowel between areas of active disease (skip lesions). The clinical course is characterised by exacerbations and remission. [1]
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