Большая часть истории о воспалительных заболеваниях кишечника взята из: Joseph B. Kirsner. “The Historical Basis of the Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases”. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, № 1 (1995); S. Wilks. “Morbid Appearances in the Intestine of Miss Bankes”. London Medical Gazette 2 (1859).