Crohn's disease

Disease class: Inflammatory bowel disease

 

Typical features

• Disease can affect any area of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to anus. 
• Transmural inflammation: inflammation through each layer of the intestinal wall
• Skip lesions : regions of intestinal damage may have undamaged areas

 

Complications

• Short bowel syndrome

 

Investigations

• Faecal calprotectin