title: Inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease consists of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the anus, and is also known as regional enteritis, terminal ileitis, or granulomatous colitis. Ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon and rectal involvement is present 95% of the time. Ten percent to fifteen percent of patients with irritable bowel syndrome cannot be clearly defined as having either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis and are termed indeterminate colitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA. chutkanr@gunet.georgetown.edu
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chutkan
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003082:Colectomy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D013256:Steroids