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The role of mesalazine in Crohn's disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1972296     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sulfasalazine continues to be a common treatment for active Crohn's disease. It has been shown to be more effective than placebo in patients with colonic disease and in patients without prior surgical resection. There is no clear clinical evidence for its use as maintenance therapy in quiescent Crohn's disease; nevertheless, it is widely used to prevent symptom recurrence in patients whose active disease responded to sulfasalazine. In a few preliminary controlled studies, mesalazine has been shown to be superior to placebo in the treatment of active Crohn's disease. Until recently, the results of trials of mesalazine as maintenance therapy in quiescent Crohn's disease were equivocal but promising.
Authors:
S B Hanauer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology. Supplement     Volume:  172     ISSN:  0085-5928     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. J. Gastroenterol. Suppl.     Publication Date:  1990  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-07-13     Completed Date:  1990-07-13     Revised Date:  2008-02-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0437034     Medline TA:  Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl     Country:  NORWAY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  56-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Illinois 60637.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aminosalicylic Acids / therapeutic use*
Crohn Disease / drug therapy*
Humans
Mesalamine
Sulfasalazine / therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Aminosalicylic Acids; 599-79-1/Sulfasalazine; 89-57-6/Mesalamine

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