Severe exudative ascites as an initial presentation of Crohn's disease

Ascites in the course of Crohn's diseases is rarely seen and usually is a result of a concomitant malignancy, infection or thrombosis of portal or hepatic veins. In this article, a 55-year-old female patient suffering from severe ascites and finally diagnosed as Crohn's disease is presente...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Turkish journal of gastroenterology 2005-09, Vol.16 (3), p.171-173
Hauptverfasser:	Tekin, Fatih, Vatansever, Sezgin, Ozütemiz, Omer, Musoğlu, Ahmet, Ilter, Tankut
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use Ascites Ascites - drug therapy Ascites - etiology Assit Crohn Disease Crohn Disease - complications Crohn Disease - diagnosis Crohn Disease - drug therapy Crohn hastalığı Digestive system diseases Female Humans Kadın Mesalamine - therapeutic use Middle Aged Orta yaşlı Severity of Illness Index Sindirim sistemi hastalıkları Steroids - therapeutic use Thrombosis Tromboz
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Zusammenfassung:	Ascites in the course of Crohn's diseases is rarely seen and usually is a result of a concomitant malignancy, infection or thrombosis of portal or hepatic veins. In this article, a 55-year-old female patient suffering from severe ascites and finally diagnosed as Crohn's disease is presented. Further investigations revealed no malignancy, peritoneal infection or vein thrombosis. Treatment of Crohn's disease with steroids and 5-aminosalicylic acid also resulted in the disappearance of the ascites.
ISSN:	1300-4948