Granulomatous ileocolitis
Alternative names
Inflammatory bowel disease; Regional enteritis; Ileitis; Crohn’s disease
Definition
Crohn’s disease is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract but most commonly occurs in the ileum (the area where the small and large intestine meet).
see Crohn’s Disease.
For more information see:
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s Disease
Last revised: December 4, 2012
by Janet G. Derge, M.D.
by Janet G. Derge, M.D.
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