Crohn Disease
| MeSH Heading | Crohn Disease |
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| Tree Number | C06.405.205.731.500 |
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| Tree Number | C06.405.469.432.500 |
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| Annotation | coord IM with
ILEITIS (IM) or
COLITIS (IM) only if site is particularly discussed; usually chronic so do not coord with
CHRONIC DISEASE |
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| Scope Note | A chronic transmural inflammation that may involve any part of the
DIGESTIVE TRACT from
MOUTH to
ANUS, mostly found in the
ILEUM, the
CECUM, and the
COLON. In Crohn disease, the inflammation, extending through the intestinal wall from the
MUCOSA to the serosa, is characteristically asymmetric and segmental. Epithelioid
GRANULOMAS may be seen in some patients. |
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| Entry Term | Colitis, Granulomatous |
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| Entry Term | Crohn's Disease |
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| Entry Term | Enteritis, Granulomatous |
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| Entry Term | Enteritis, Regional |
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| Entry Term | Ileitis, Regional |
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| Entry Term | Ileitis, Terminal |
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| Entry Term | Ileocolitis |
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| Allowable Qualifiers | BL
CF
CI
CL
CN
CO
DH
DI
DT
EC
EH
EM
EN
EP
ET
GE
HI
IM
ME
MI
MO
NU
PA
PC
PP
PS
PX
RA
RH
RI
RT
SU
TH
UR
US
VE
VI
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| Entry Version | CROHN DIS |
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| Online Note | use CROHN DISEASE to search ENTERITIS, REGIONAL 1966-79 |
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| History Note | 80; was ENTERITIS, REGIONAL 1965-79, was ILEITIS, REGIONAL 1963-64 |
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| Date of Entry | 19990101 |
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| Unique ID | D003424 |
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