6-Mercaptopurine is effective in Crohn's disease without concomitant steroids

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-84

  Goldstein, Eric S ^a   Marion, James F ^a   Present, Daniel H ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

6 Mercaptopurine; Crohn's diseases; Steroids; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GLOSSITIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE SURGERY; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542725072     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00054725-200403000-00003     Document Type: Article

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