Environmental enteropathy and inflammatory bowel disease are not mutually exclusive
The co-existence of IBD and EE within the same individuals may prove to be a confounding factor when assessing patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of IBD in this setting and could be interpreted as evidence that improved environmental hygiene does not play a significant role in the emergence of IBD.
Authors
- Nicholas M. Croft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-6435)
- Monica Mweetwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2679-3697)
- Violet Kayamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-2501)
- Wamundila Kawana
- Paul Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4350-6998)
- Phoebe Hodges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-0804)
- Ellen Besa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5606-9435)
- Victor Mudenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6525-8120)
- Mubbunu Malambo
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
- Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition group (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digestive and Liver Disease
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.05.001
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63
Funders
- Barts Charity