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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2008; 14(34): 5237-5244
Published online Sep 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5237
Table 1 Intestinal diseases with lesions similar to Crohn's disease, ranked by order of frequency
Frequency
Crohn's disease++++
Drug-related injuries (NSAIDs)+++
Mesenteric ischaemia++
Coeliac disease (jejunitis)++
Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis+
Radiation enteritis+
Lymphoma, ulcerated cancer+
Vasculitides (lupus, polyarthritis, PAN)+
Behçet's disease+/-
Eosinophilic enteritis+/-
Infections (CMV, Whipple, yersinia etc)+/-