Question

A 29-year-old male presents with chronic diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Colonoscopy confirms Crohn's disease involving the terminal ileum. According to NICE, which medication is first-line for inducing remission in mild to moderate ileocaecal Crohn's disease?

Accepted Answer

Oral budesonide

Answer

Oral azathioprine

Answer

Infliximab infusion

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Total parenteral nutrition

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Surgical resection

Practice question

A 29-year-old male presents with chronic diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Colonoscopy confirms Crohn's disease involving the terminal ileum. According to NICE, which medication is first-line for inducing remission in mild to moderate ileocaecal Crohn's disease?