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Inflammatory bowel disease

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Clinical features

Known Crohn's disease

Watch out for c

  • weight loss > 2.5 kg
  • lower gastrointestinal bleeding
  • anal fissures or abscesses 

Why?

  • All are common in active disease
Clinical features c % of patients with active disease
weight loss (> 2.5 kg) 85%
lower GI bleeding 41%
anal fistula, abscess 36%

 


Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   L   Friedman
CAT Writers   D   Ford , CM   Ball