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Nutritional Support in Crohn’s Disease

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Crohn’s disease is characterised by transmural inflammation located at any point within the gastro-intestinal tract from mouth to anus. Crohn’s disease is diagnosed by histological findings in individuals with compatible clinical history and examination. The hallmark feature of Crohn’s is discontinuous inflammation with associated non-caseating granulomata.

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Wiskin, A.E., Beattie, R.M. (2013). Nutritional Support in Crohn’s Disease. In: Watson, R., Grimble, G., Preedy, V., Zibadi, S. (eds) Nutrition in Infancy. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-254-4_6

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