Crohn's disease versus Yersinia enterocoliticainfection ‒ case report ‒ a difficult differential diagnosis

Autor: Almeida, Clarissa Maria Gomes de, Maluf, Fauze Camargo, Maluf, Feres Camargo, Lanzoni, Valeria P., Kiss, Desidério Roberto, Almeida, Maristela Gomes de
Zdroj: Journal of Coloproctology; October-December 2018, Vol. 38 Issue: 4 p343-345, 3p
Abstrakt: 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 enterolocoliticainfection, 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.
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