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Crohns is named after an American gastroenterologist, Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. The disease was initially known as a medical entity when it was referred to by Doctors Crohn, Ginzburg, and Gordon D. Oppenheimer in 1932. The first recorded description of this condition prior to Crohns studies were made by an Italian physician Giovanni Battista Morgagni in 1769
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn 1932 Dr. Burril Crohn, working with two other physicians, Dr. Leon Ginsburg and Dr. Gordon Oppenheimer published the first article about "regional enteritis" in the Journal of the American Medical Association. This disease became known as Crohn's disease. Working out of Mount Sinai Hospital he was elected president of the American Gastroenterological Association in 1935. Born in 1884, he died in 1983 at the age of 99 years.
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Is there a vaccination for crohns disease?
No. A cause for Crohns has yet to be discovered and until then, a cure or preventative medicine will not be available. For now, the best medical science can do is treat the symptoms.
How many types of crohns disease are there?
There is only one type of Crohns disease. Crohns disease can manifest anywhere in the digestive tract but it is the same disease no matter where it appears.
Is bipolar linked with crohns disease?
is bipolar and crohns disease linked together
Can you get Crohn's disease?
There is no know cause of Crohns disease at this time. Research is ongoing as to the causes of Crohns disease.
Can crohn's disease be linked to drug abuse?
No. Drug abuse history has never been linked to Crohns disease. Children as young as 3 can develop Crohns disease. Crohns is not something you have done to yourself.
What does cdai refer to with Crohns disease?
The Crohns Disease Activity Index is a questionnaire used in research to help measure how the disease is affecting the patient.
What disease or condition can lead to DUB?
Crohns disease
What is included in the crohns diet?
The Crohns diet is a low residue diet. More information aboyt this diet is available at: www.webmd.com/...crohns.../crohns.../creating-a-crohns-disease-die...
Does Adam Lambert have Crohns disease?
No.
How can crohns disease be prevented?
Because Crohns disease has not been fully researched as to the causes, it cannot be prevented. Once diagnosed, the disease can be managed but never cured.
What disease causes you to poop yourself to death?
Crohns disease can do that.
