Crohn's disease is named after the physician who described the disease in a paper written in 1972. It is also called Morbus Crohn's, Granulomatous enteritis, Regional enteritis, or Terminal ileitis.

Attacks of Crohn's disease affects patients in their teens or early twenties, and tends to recur throughout the individual's life. It is usually chronic, with recurrent periods, and also periods of remission.

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Crohn's disease, also referred to as regional ileitis, is a chronic, long term, inflammatory disease that affects the digestive tract. The cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. It can affect the digestive system anywhere between the mouth and the anus, but usually affects the final section of the small intestine, the ileum. Inflammation of the inner lining of the colon and rectum is caused by Ulcerative Colitis, while Crohn's disease is an inflammation that extends into the deeper layers of the intestinal wall. Crohn's disease can also affect the also affect the colon, the regional lymph nodes, and the mesentery (outside covering of the intestines

Welcome to the Crohn's Disease Site, (1999, May) [Online database]. Available:

Crohn's disease is on the rise in children. One study, in South Glamorgan, Wales, found that the annual incidence of Crohn's disease in children was increasing by over nine percent per year. This has also been reported in southwest Sweden.

Finkel, A. and Kunz, J., (1987), The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.

· Crohn's disease is beginning to make an appearance in parts of the world that have not experienced it before.

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