CATEGORY | Autoimmune disorder |
SYSTEM | Disease of the Digestive System |
ORGAN | Small intestine, Large intestine |
ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES | Crohn syndrome, Regional enteritis |
NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES | La maladie de Crohn in French |
ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION | K50 |
WORLD STATISTICS | It affects 1 in 1,000 people; affects 4 to 6 lac people in North America. It has high incidence in smokers. |
INDIAN STATISTICS | No reliable statistics found. |