title: [Medical therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases: Crohn's disease].
abstract: The therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases is based on 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASAs) that are the forefront of treatment of mild-to-moderate active disease and maintenance; steroids are used for the treatment of moderate-to-severe active disease; immunosuppressives and sometimes antibiotics in moderate-to-severe disease; maintenance and for the treatment of selected complications. The last few years have witnessed a significant change in the treatment of Crohn's disease. Based on evidence from new clinical studies and recent meta-analyses, the role of and indications for conventional therapy have been reassessed. The 5-ASAs are nowadays less frequently used in both active disease and maintenance therapy. Instead, budesonide has been introduced in the treatment of mild-to-moderate ileal disease. Besides the modest use of 5-ASAs, steroids are prescribed for active colonic disease. Immunosuppressives, especially azathioprine, are more commonly used in moderate-to-severe disease as well as in maintenance. The preferred maintenance regimen following medically- and surgically-induced remission, in addition to relationship between medical and surgical therapies, has also changed. The recent introduction of new "biological" therapy represents a major, promising change in the therapy of resistant and penetrating disease.
authors.affiliation: Csolnoky Ferenc Megyei Kórház, I. Belgyógyászati Osztály, Veszprém. lakatos.laszlo@vmkorhaz.hu
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lakatos
authors.forename: Péter László
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lakatos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019819:Budesonide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D000069285:Infliximab; D019804:Mesalamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019804:Mesalamine; D019819:Budesonide; D000069285:Infliximab; D001379:Azathioprine; D008727:Methotrexate