Isifo sikaCrohn (CD) sisifo esinganyangekiyo esingenasiphelo se-intestinal intestinal, I-etiology ye-Crohn's disease ihlala ingacacanga, okwangoku, ibandakanya i-genetic, i-infection, indalo kunye ne-immunologic factor.

Kwiminyaka emininzi edlulileyo, iziganeko ze-Crohn's disease ziye zanda ngokuthe ngcembe.Ukususela ekupapashweni koshicilelo lwangaphambili lwezikhokelo zokusebenza, utshintsho oluninzi lwenzekile ekuxilongweni nasekunyangweni kwezigulane ezine-Crohn's disease.Ngoko kwi-2018, i-American Society of Gastroenterology ihlaziywe isikhokelo se-Crohn's Disease kwaye ibeka phambili ezinye iingcebiso zokuxilongwa kunye nonyango, ezenzelwe ukusombulula kakuhle iingxaki zonyango ezinxulumene nesifo sikaCrohn.Kuthenjwa ukuba ugqirha uya kuba nako ukudibanisa izikhokelo kunye neemfuno zesigulane, iminqweno kunye nemilinganiselo xa uqhuba izigwebo zeklinikhi ukuze ulawule ngokufanelekileyo nangokufanelekileyo izigulane ezine-Crohn's disease.

Ngokutsho kwe-American Academy of Gastroenteropathy (ACG): I-Fecal calprotectin (Cal) sisalathisi sovavanyo esiluncedo, sinokunceda ukwahlula phakathi kwesifo se-inflammation (IBD) kunye nesifo se-bowel syndrome (IBS).Ukongezelela, izifundo ezininzi zibonise ukuba i-Fecal calprotectin ibona i-IBD kunye nomhlaza we-colorectal, uvakalelo lokuchonga i-IBD kunye ne-IBS inokufikelela kwi-84% -96.6%, ukuchaneka kunokufikelela kwi-83% -96.3.

Yazi ngakumbi malungaFecal calprotectin(Cal).