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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (view source)
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The underlying cause of IBD is currently unknown. It may reflect an exaggerated or inappropriate response by the immune system to dietary, bacterial or self-antigens.
The underlying cause of IBD is currently unknown. It may reflect an exaggerated or inappropriate response by the immune system to dietary, bacterial or self-antigens.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
*Serum folate level decreases with proximal small intestitnal inflammation
*Serum folate level decreases with proximal small intestitnal inflammation
*Serum cobalamin level decreases with distal small intestinal inflammation
*Serum cobalamin level decreases with distal small intestinal inflammation
===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Diagnostic Imaging===