Exclusive enteral nutrition with concomitant early thiopurine use was effective in maintaining steroid-free remission in a Southeast Asian cohort of children with Crohn’s disease

Abstract Background Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is as effective as corticosteroids in inducing remission in children with Crohn’s disease (CD). However, over 50% of these children relapse by 12 months of diagnosis. Thiopurines are commonly prescribed as maintenance therapy for CD, but evidence...

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Principais autores:	Christina Ong, Poh Ting Lim, Veena Logarajah, Maria Janelle Liwanag, Bi Xia Ang, Yuqin Cher, Fang Kuan Chiou, Ajmal Kader
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2018-12-01
Series:	BMC Gastroenterology
Assuntos:	Paediatric Crohn’s disease Exclusive enteral nutrition Thiopurines
Acceso en liña:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0907-7
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