Open AccessAmyloidosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review of Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment
Author(s) -
Joan Toscá,
Marta Maia Boscá-Watts,
Rosario Antón Ausejo,
Sandra Tejedor Alonso,
Francisco Mora Miguel,
Miguel Mínguez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of crohn s and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.277
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw080
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , epidemiology , inflammatory bowel disease , disease , complication , intensive care medicine
Amyloidosis is a rare complication of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]; its low prevalence has hindered both descriptive and therapeutic studies. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of amyloidosis in IBD and the risk factors associated with this complication.
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