Inflammatory bowel disease: Looking beyond the tract.

Inflammatory bowel disease: Looking beyond the tract.
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2019 Jan-Dec;33:2058738419866567
Authors: Chams S, Badran R, Sayegh SE, Chams N, Shams A, Hajj Hussein I
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that encompasses Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory bowel disease is not exclusive to the gastrointestinal system, as it has been identified to be associated with extraintestinal manifestations that encompass every other organ system in the human body. This review article will comprehensively review the current knowledge on extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, it will discuss the recommendations for screening and surveillance for extraintestinal manifestations in these patients since early appropriate diagnosis is imperative in preventing morbidity and cancer development.
PMID: 31382828 [PubMed - in process]

Source: International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology - August 7, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol Source Type: research