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

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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Main Authors: Christina Ong, Poh Ting Lim, Veena Logarajah, Maria Janelle Liwanag, Bi Xia Ang, Yuqin Cher, Fang Kuan Chiou, Ajmal Kader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Paediatric
Crohn’s disease
Exclusive enteral nutrition
Thiopurines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0907-7

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