Efficacy of topical metronidazole (10 percent) in the treatment of anorectal Crohn's disease

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 970-974

  Stringer, Edward E ^a   Nicholson, Thomas J ^a   Armstrong, David ^a  

^a Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Metronidazole

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANUS DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RECTUM DISEASE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANUS DISEASES; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844462561     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0873-8     Document Type: Article

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