"Crohn Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.731.500 C06.405.469.432.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Crohn Disease- Crohn Disease
- Crohn's Enteritis
- Regional Enteritis
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohns Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease 1
Ileitis, Terminal- Ileitis, Terminal
- Terminal Ileitis
- Ileitis, Regional
- Regional Ileitides
- Regional Ileitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Crohn Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Human Placenta-derived Cells (PDA-001) for the Treatment of Moderate-to-severe Crohn's Disease: A Phase 1b/2a Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Aug; 21(8):1809-16.
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IBD LIVE Case Series-Case 2: Previous Cancer in a Patient with Crohn's Disease: Is It Appropriate to Use Biologics and Immunosuppressants for IBD Treatment? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Jun; 21(6):1401-6.
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Getting personal: a review of sexual functioning, body image, and their impact on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Apr; 21(4):923-38.
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The influence of depression on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Jul; 19(8):1732-9.
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Optic perineuritis as the presenting feature of Crohn disease. J Neuroophthalmol. 2012 Dec; 32(4):345-7.
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Cyclosporine: does it matter if it is given for Crohn's colitis or ulcerative colitis? J Clin Gastroenterol. 2012 Oct; 46(9):721-2.
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Sleep disturbances and inflammatory bowel disease: a potential trigger for disease flare? Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2011 Jan; 7(1):29-36.
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Risk factors for clinical phenotypes of Crohn's disease of the ileal pouch. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec; 101(12):2760-8.
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Are we moving forward in the biological treatment of Crohn's disease? Time will tell. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2006 Feb; 12(2):147-9.
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Acute and late radiotherapy toxicity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001 Oct 01; 51(2):455-9.