A 25-year-old man has diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and perianal fistula suggesting Crohn's disease. According to NICE, which is the first-line treatment...

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A 25-year-old man has diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and perianal fistula suggesting Crohn's disease. According to NICE, which is the first-line treatment to induce remission in mild-to-moderate disease?

Accepted Answer

Oral budesonide

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Oral 5-ASA (mesalazine)

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Oral prednisolone

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Methotrexate

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Azathioprine

Crohn's disease — UKMLA MCQ

A 25-year-old man has diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and perianal fistula suggesting Crohn's disease. According to NICE, which is the first-line treatment to induce remission in mild-to-moderate disease?