Smoking is Associated With Extra-intestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Author(s):
Severs, M.; Erp, S.J.H. van; Valk, M.E. van der; Mangen, M.J.J.; Fidder, H.H.; Have, M. van der; Bodegraven, A.A. van; Jong, D.J. de; Woude, C.J. van der; Romberg-Camps, M.J.L.; Clemens, C.H.M.; Jansen, J.M.; Meeberg, P.C. van de; Mahmmod, N.; Ponsioen, C.Y.; Bolwerk, C.; Vermeijden, J.R.; Pierik, M.J.; Siersema, P.D.; Leenders, M.; Meulen-de Jong, A.E. van der; Dijkstra, G.; Oldenburg, B.; Dutch Initiative Crohn Colitis
Published
2016
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

There is a robust dose-dependent association between active smoking and EIMs in both CD and UC patients. Smoking cessation was found to result in a rapid reduction of EIM prevalence to levels encountered in never smokers.

Inflammatory bowel diseaseextra-intestinal manifestationssmoking
Date issued
2016-04-01
Language
English
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Is part of
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis (2016), Vol. 10, no. 4, p. 455-461
hdl
1887/117197
doi
10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv238