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Encyclopedia > Burrill Bernard Crohn

Burrill Bernard Crohn (born June 13, 1884 in New York; died 1983 in Connecticut) was an American gastroenterologist and one of the first to describe the disease of which he is the namesake, Crohn's disease. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Senators Chris Dodd (D) Joe Lieberman (D) Official language(s) English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... Gastroenterology or Gastrology might be better described as the field of digestive diseases, which are traditionally separated by anatomic or functional category. ... Diagram of the Human Intestine Crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract and it can involve any part of it, from the mouth to the anus. ...


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  • German language Wikipedia: Burrill Crohn. Retrieved October 28, 2005.

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Crohn's disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3214 words)
The onset of Crohn disease is usually between the ages of 15 and 30 with a second smaller peak of incidence between the ages of 50 and 70.
Crohn's disease is often initially misdiagnosed as food poisoning, gastroenteritis, appendicitis (due to the common locus of pain in the lower right-hand quadrant of the abdomen), and irritable bowel syndrome.
Burrill Bernard Crohn, an American gastroenterologist, described fourteen cases in 1932, characterizing the disease as "Terminal ileitis: A new clinical entity"; the description was changed to "Regional ileitis" on publication.
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