Background: Patients with clinically active Crohn's disease (CD), defined by a Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) ΟΎ150, may have normal C-reactive protein (CRP) serum levels. In such cases, it is difficult to know whether these patients have really active disease or rather functional symptoms. Th
Correlation of C-reactive protein with clinical, endoscopic, histologic, and radiographic activity in inflammatory bowel disease
β Scribed by Craig A Solem; Edward V Loftus Jr; William J Tremaine; William S Harmsen; Alan R Zinsmeister; William J Sandborn
- Book ID
- 110087265
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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