Ionizing diagnostic radiation exposure in patients with Crohn's disease: A retrospective study in a medium hospital and its predictive factors.

Introduction: It is estimated that diagnostic medical radiation exposure may be responsable for 0.5-2% of cancers worldwide. Because of the relapsing course of Crohn's disease (CD), these patients usually requiere multiple ionizing radiation test.

Hepatitis B and immunosuppressive therapies for chronic inflammatory diseases: When and how to apply prophylaxis, with a special focus on corticosteroid therapy.

Currently immunosuppressive and biological agents are used in a more extensive and earlier way in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatic or dermatologic diseases. Although these drugs have shown a significant clinical benefit, the safety of these treatments is a challenge. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivations have been reported widely, even including liver failure and death, and it represents a deep concern in these patients.

[Impact of inflammatory bowel disease on sexual function].

Like other chronic diseases, inflammatory bowel disease impairs the quality of life of affected individuals, with an impact on all phases of sexual functioning. The most important factors in this dysfunction are depressed mood, inflammatory activity and concomitant diseases. While the main objective of physicians is to improve the systemic and gastrointestinal symptoms of this disease, other factors are also involved in restoring quality of life.