Crohn's disease
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Crohn's disease
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Named after American gastroenterologist Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884–1983), who described patients with the condition in 1932.
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Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.
Inexplicably the prevalence of Crohn's disease seems to be increasing in some parts of the world and declining in others.
Similar: CD
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noun chronic inflammatory disease
| Español | enfermedad de Crohn |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 크론병 keuronbyeong |
| 日本語 | クローン病 Kurōn-byō |
| 中文 | 克隆氏症 kèlóngshìzhèng, 克羅恩病 /克罗恩病 kèluó'ēnbìng |
| Français | maladie de Crohn |
| Deutsch | Morbus Crohn |
| Italiano | malattia di Crohn, morbo di Crohn |
| Română | boala Crohn |
| Русский | боле́знь Кро́на boléznʹ Króna |
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