A 31-year-old man presents with diarrhoea and weight loss; stool calprotectin is high; colonoscopy confirms Crohn's disease. Induction of remission fi...

Question

A 31-year-old man presents with diarrhoea and weight loss; stool calprotectin is high; colonoscopy confirms Crohn's disease. Induction of remission first-line?

Accepted Answer

Budesonide (ileocaecal disease) or systemic steroids

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Mesalazine

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Oral prednisolone

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Azathioprine monotherapy immediately

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Antibiotics only

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Crohn’s Disease

A 31-year-old man presents with diarrhoea and weight loss; stool calprotectin is high; colonoscopy confirms Crohn's disease. Induction of remission first-line?