Abstract Dyes are used in several industries, such as culinary, cosmetic, tannery, textile, and veterinary sectors and have pervaded several elements of the water/soil due to their widespread production and diverse applications
may cause iron-deficiency anemia Nausea and vomiting particularly with stricturing disease/obstruction Urgency and tenesmus with rectal/colonic involvement Weight loss and malnutrition due to malabsorption, food avoidance, elevated metabolic demand Fever with active inflammation, abscess, or fistula Perianal disease fissures, fistulae, skin tags, abscesses Extraintestinal Manifestations Arthropathy peripheral or axial (enteropathic arthritis, M07.6x) Dermatologic: Erythema nodosum (L52), pyoderma gangrenosum, psoriasis (L40.5) Ocular: Uveitis/iritis (H20.01), episcleritis, scleritis Hepatobiliary: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (K73.2), fatty liver, cholelithiasis Metabolic: Osteopenia/osteoporosis (from steroid use and malabsorption), nephrolithiasis Hematologic: Anemia (iron deficiency, B12/folate deficiency, anemia of chronic disease) When a patient with Crohns disease is admitted with significant weight loss, malnutrition, or protein-calorie deficiency , query the provider to specify the degree of malnutrition (mild, moderate, severe protein-calorie malnutrition)
Fatigue: Feeling tired or weak is common, possibly from the low-calorie diet or hormonal shifts
A biopsy will be taken to exclude other diseases including malignancy
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