Antibiotics for Crohn's Disease
Why It Is Used
These medicines may be used to:
- Treat infections that develop because of Reference Crohn's disease Opens New Window, especially when Reference abscesses Opens New Window, abnormal connections (Reference fistulas Opens New Window) between two parts of the intestines, or holes in the intestines or anal area occur.
- Treat active Crohn's disease.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 8, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Arvydas D. Vanagunas, MD - Gastroenterology |
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