"Crohn Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A chronic transmural inflammation that may involve any part of the DIGESTIVE TRACT from MOUTH to ANUS, mostly found in the ILEUM, the CECUM, and the COLON. In Crohn disease, the inflammation, extending through the intestinal wall from the MUCOSA to the serosa, is characteristically asymmetric and segmental. Epithelioid GRANULOMAS may be seen in some patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D003424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.731.500 C06.405.469.432.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Crohn Disease- Crohn Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease 1
- Regional Enteritis
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohns Disease
Ileitis, Terminal- Ileitis, Terminal
- Terminal Ileitis
- Ileitis, Regional
- Regional Ileitides
- Regional Ileitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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