Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseJoseph B. Kirsner, Roy Gerrard Shorter This text is intended to help provide the practical perspectiv= e practitioners need to manage patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. This fourth edition contains 11 new chapters and is illustrated with photographs and detailed line drawings. |
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... therapy is effective for most newly diagnosed patients , but may re- quire a longer time to achieve complete relief . Topical steroid therapy with either nightly administration of prednisolone suppositories in Europe or hydrocortisone ...
... therapy is effective for most newly diagnosed patients , but may re- quire a longer time to achieve complete relief . Topical steroid therapy with either nightly administration of prednisolone suppositories in Europe or hydrocortisone ...
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... therapy ( within 30 days ) , while ACTH was superior for those not on recent steroid therapy ( 37 ) . Intravenous therapy con- sists of a continuous 24 - hour infusion of either hydrocortisone ( 300 mg / day ) or ACTH ( 120 units / day ) ...
... therapy ( within 30 days ) , while ACTH was superior for those not on recent steroid therapy ( 37 ) . Intravenous therapy con- sists of a continuous 24 - hour infusion of either hydrocortisone ( 300 mg / day ) or ACTH ( 120 units / day ) ...
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... therapy ( 1-3 ) . On the other hand , medical therapy of Crohn's disease is less effective . Although up to 70 % of patients with Crohn's disease respond favorably to short - term ( 4 months ) therapy with drugs such as corticosteroids ...
... therapy ( 1-3 ) . On the other hand , medical therapy of Crohn's disease is less effective . Although up to 70 % of patients with Crohn's disease respond favorably to short - term ( 4 months ) therapy with drugs such as corticosteroids ...
Contents
Historical Antecedents of Inflammatory | 3 |
The Epidemiology of Idiopathic Inflammatory | 31 |
Naturally Occurring and Experimental Models | 71 |
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