We read with interest the paper by Taylor et al.1Taylor K.M. al.Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020; 18: 908-916Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar The authors calculated a risk score for asymptomatic first-degree relatives (FDR) of patients Crohn's disease (CD) combining genetic (a synthesis 72 CD variants) and smoking status. Such was used to identify FDRs in lowest highest ...

coeliac disease (cd) is an autoimmune disorder which leads to chronic inflammation of the gut. untreated cd is associated with upper gastrointestinal malignancies, small-bowel lymphoma and adenocarcinoma are recognized complications of untreated coeliac disease (cd). we report the case of a 43-year-old male suffering from cd who was treated with a gluten-free diet one year,  presenting with com...

background : there is an association   of celiac disease (cd) with several gastrointestinal illnesses. we aimed to determine   the prevalence of cd in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) to evaluate the value of the routine serological tests for cd in these patients. methods : patients with ibd underwent   screening test for cd. the screening test was based on iga anti-ttg antibody e...

CD: Crohn’s disease INTRODUCTION Crohn’s disease (CD) is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease that is characterized by noncaseating granulomas that occur in the gastrointestinal tract. This disease is chronic, incurable, and prone to relapse. CD is frequently associated with skin and mucous membrane lesions. The skin is among the most common sites for extraintestinal involvement in CD. Esti...

Background: Celiac disease (CD), as an autoimmune disease has initiated since ingestion of food containing gluten. Constant intolerance to gluten causes damages of the small intestinal mucosa. One reason of mal-absorption in children and infants is CD. Additionally, about 75% of newly identified patients with CD have low bone mineral density (BMD). Many factors have role in metabolic bone disea...

A 34-year old woman with Crohn’s disease during Infliximab treatment presented with tender verrucous lesions in the perianal area and a small verrucous lesion involving the ileostoma. Perianal lesions were enlarged and had a condylomatous appearance, and had become painful. At the same time, a small grayish-white papillomatous plaque on the upper circumference of the ileostoma, with a sharp out...

Crohn’s disease is characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation and not rarely by extraintestinal manifestations. Psoas abscess and fistula is a rare complication of Crohn’s disease, which is sometimes difficult to diagnose in the early stage. We describe the case of a 22-year-old male patient with Crohn’s disease who presented to us with difficulty in walking and pain in the area of the ri...