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Descriptor English:
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Crohn Disease
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Enfermedad de Crohn
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Doença de Crohn
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Synonyms English:
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Colitis, Granulomatous
Enteritis, Granulomatous
Enteritis, Regional
Ileitis, Regional
Ileitis, Terminal
Ileocolitis
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Tree Number:
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C06.405.205.731.500
C06.405.469.432.500
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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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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History Note English:
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80; was ENTERITIS, REGIONAL 1965-79, was ILEITIS, REGIONAL 1963-64
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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23973
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Unique Identifier:
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D003424
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