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Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease.
Current gastroenterology reports - 1 Dec 2008
Williams Horace, Walker David, Orchard Timothy R
Abstract excerpt
The idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, may be complicated by extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) in up to 40% of patients. Reports suggest that almost every organ system may be affected. The EIMs are a significant cause of morbidity and may be particularly distressing for the patient. Recent attempts have been made to define the phenotype of IBD in patients of...
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