## Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of topical tacrolimus in treating perianal crohn's disease. ## Methods: Nineteen patients, stratified into 7 with ulcerating, and 12 with fistulizing, perianal crohn's disease were randomized to topical tacrolimus 1 mg/g (1 g ointme
Tacrolimus for the treatment of fistulas in patients with crohn’s disease: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
✍ Scribed by William J Sandborn; Daniel H Present; Kim L Isaacs; Douglas C Wolf; Eugene Greenberg; Stephen B Hanauer; Brian G Feagan; Lloyd Mayer; Therese Johnson; Joseph Galanko; Christopher Martin; Robert S Sandler
- Book ID
- 119426658
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 125
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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