염증성 장질환은 과민대장증후군과 구분됩니다.
주로 장관 내에 비정상적인 염증이 호전, 재발을 반복하는 만성염증 상태라고 볼 수 있습니다.
무력감, 통증, 협착 등의 다양한 증상을 보이는데 심한 경우는 삶의 질이 매우 저하해서 각별한 주의가 필요합니다.

GIT disease 에 자주 등장하는 acronym을 정리해두었습니다.

도움이 되시기 바랍니다.

5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acid

6-MP: 6-mercaptopurine

ALT: alanine aminotransferase

ASCA: anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody

AST: aspartate aminotransferase

AZA: azathioprine

BMI: body mass index

CBC: complete blood count

CT: computed tomography

CTE: CT enterography

CRP: C-reactive protein

CDAI: Crohn’s disease activity index

CD: Crohn’s disease

CDEIS: Crohn’s disease endoscopic index of severity

CMV: cytomegalovirus

EBV: Ebstein-Barr virus

ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate

EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ECCO: European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation

FIT: fecal immunochemical test

GWAS: genome-wide association study

HBI: Harvey-Bradshaw index

HBV: hepatitis B virus

HCV: hepatitis C virus

HSV: herpes simplex virus

IBD: inflammatory bowel disease

IBDQ: inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire

IGRA: interferon-gamma releasing assay

LFT: liver function test

MRE: MR enterography

MRI: magnetic resonance imaging

MTX: methotrexate

NBI: narrow band image

NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

pANCA: perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

PPAR-r: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma

PCR: polymerase chain reaction

PDAI: pouchitis disease activity index

SDS-CD: simple endoscopic score for Crohn’s disease

SF-36: short form-36

SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism

TB: tuberculosis

UC: ulcerative colitis

UCEIS: ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity

VZV: varicella-zoster virus

WBC: white blood cell