Inducing remission in inflammatory bowel disease
Relevant BNF section: 1.5
Around 2-4 in 1,000 people in Northern Europe have ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Both are chronic relapsing inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and share several clinical features. However, they are largely distinct in their risk factors, their genetic, immunological, anatomical and histological features, and their response to medical and surgical therapy. Their treatment is usually considered in two phases: the induction of remission in an acute attack, and the long-term maintenance of remission. In 2001, we discussed maintenance treatment in adults.1 We now discuss the induction of remission, concentrating on newer therapeutic approaches.
CiteULike 
Complore 
Connotea 
Del.icio.us 
Digg 
Reddit 
Technorati What's this?
- Full Text
- Full Text (PDF)
- Submit a response
- Alert me when this article is cited
- Alert me when eLetters are posted
- Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
- Email this link to a friend
- Similar articles in this journal
- Similar articles in PubMed
- Add article to my folders
- Download to citation manager
- Request Permissions
Citing Articles
Google Scholar
PubMed
Topic Collections
Bookmark with
Register for email alerts
Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.
Coming soon!
The DTB archive back to 1962, volume 1, issue 1 will soon be available.
