Crohn's disease versus Yersinia enterocolitica infection ‒ case report ‒ a difficult differential diagnosis
The aim of this report is to present an unusual case of Crohn's disease affecting the terminal ileum; whose principal differential diagnosis was Yersinia enterolocolitica infection, as the histological features of the resected ileum was common to both diseases. We also describe how the infectio...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Coloproctology 2018-12, Vol.38 (4), p.343-345 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The aim of this report is to present an unusual case of Crohn's disease affecting the terminal ileum; whose principal differential diagnosis was Yersinia enterolocolitica infection, as the histological features of the resected ileum was common to both diseases. We also describe how the infectious etiology was discarded and the implications for the patient follow-up.
O objetivo desse relato é analisar um caso incomum de doença de Crohn, cujo diagnóstico diferencial, com possível infecção por Yersinia enterocilítica, foi dificultado pela presença de alterações histológicas das duas doenças. Descrevemos como foi realizada a exclusão de causas infecciosas e as implicações no acompanhamento do paciente. |
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ISSN: | 2237-9363 2317-6423 2317-6423 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcol.2018.05.007 |