Question

A 30-year-old patient with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease involving the terminal ileum presents with abdominal pain and diarrhea. According to NICE guidelines which therapy is recommended as first-line for inducing remission in mild to moderate ileocaecal Crohn's?

Accepted Answer

Budesonide

Answer

Metronidazole alone

Answer

Azathioprine

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Biologics e.g. infliximab

Answer

Surgical resection

Practice question

A 30-year-old patient with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease involving the terminal ileum presents with abdominal pain and diarrhea. According to NICE guidelines which therapy is recommended as first-line for inducing remission in mild to moderate ileocaecal Crohn's?