Test Findings Significance Complete blood count and differential Anemia (microcytic, macrocytic, normocytic), thrombocytosis, leukocytosis Anemia: Assess severity of blood loss, evaluate for iron and other macronutrient deficiencies. Reported prevalence 16–77%…
Laboratory test Organism suggested or identified Microscopic stool examination Fecal leukocytes Invasive or cytotoxin-producing bacteria Trophozoïtes, cysts, oocysts, or spores Giardia lamblia, Entameoba histolytica, Schistosoma mansoni Spiral or S-shapped gram-negative…
Wisconsin N = 199 Great Britain N = 739 UC (%) CD (%) UC n = 172 (%) IC n = 72 (%) CD n = 379 (%) Abdominal…
Fig. 2.1 Basic organizational structure of the follicular associated epithelium (FAE). The main functional component of the FAE is the M (microfold) cell, which is specialized in transepithelial antigen transport….
References Country Year IBD incidence (per 100,000) IBD prevalence (per 100,00) Other comments Kugathasan et al. [5] USA 2003 IBD 7.1 N/A Prospective CD 4.5 Population based UC 2.2 Malaty…
Hormone Stage/age Male Female Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) (μg/dL) Tanner I <89 <46 Tanner II <81 15–113 Tanner III 22–126 42–162 Tanner V 110–510 45–320 Luteinizing hormone (LH) pediatric (IU/L) 1–7…
Fig. 7.1 Yearly Crohn disease activity over the first 10 years after diagnosis in a Danish population of children diagnosed prior to 15 years of age. Data from Langholz et…
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Author Population Initial dx IC Follow-up dx UC Follow-up dx CD Other follow-up dx (IC, not IBD, probable IBD) Moum et al. [8, 29] Adult 35 12 6 17 Joossens…
3. Rath HC, et al. Normal luminal bacteria, especially Bacteroides species, mediate chronic colitis, gastritis, and arthritis in HLA-B27/human beta2 microglobulin transgenic rats. J Clin Invest. 1996;98(4):945–53.PubMedCrossRef 4. Sartor RB….
