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Review
. 1999 Dec 4;319(7223):1480-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1480.

Management of Crohn's disease

D S Rampton  1
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Review

Management of Crohn's disease

D S Rampton. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Aetiopathogenesis of Crohn's disease. Genetic and environmental factors activate mucosal T lymphocytes causing cytokine driven inflammation; increased epithelial permeability and granulomatous vasculitis, leading to focal intestinal microinfarction, may also contribute to the inflammatory process
Figure 2
Figure 2
Superficial aphthoid erosions in sigmoid colon in patient with ileocolonic Crohn's disease. Subtle lesions such as these are more readily seen at ileocolonoscopy than on barium enema
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