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Crohn's Disease of Small Bowel : Causes

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Causes could include:
  • Autoimmunity

Causes Overview Articles

Crohn's disease
While the exact cause of Crohn's disease is unknown, the condition is linked to a problem with the body's immune system response.Normally, the immune system helps protect the body, but with Crohn's disease the immune system can't tell the differen...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 20, 2008
Crohn's Disease
During colonoscopy, a doctor passes a flexible tube with a tiny, fiber-optic camera device(an endoscope) through the rectum and into the colon. The doctor can then carefully examine the lining of the intestine for signs of inflammation and ulcerat...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Crohn's Disease
No infectious agent has been positively identified as the cause of Crohn's disease. Some researchers have theorized that a certain bacterium may have originally been responsible for triggering the immune system, resulting in the abnormal activatio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Crohn's Disease
No infectious agent(virus, bacteria, or fungi) has been identified as the cause of Crohn's disease. Still, some researchers have theorized that some type of infection may have originally been responsible for triggering the immune system, resulting...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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