Crohn's disease versus Yersinia enterocolitica infection - case report - a difficult differential diagnosis / Doença de Crohn's × Yersinia enterocolitica - um difícil diagnóstico diferencial - relato de caso
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.)
; 38(4): 343-345, Oct.-Dec. 2018. ilus
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in En
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-975969
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BR545.3
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT 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.
RESUMO
RESUMO 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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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Yersinia Infections
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Crohn Disease
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Ileitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.)
Journal subject:
Cirurgia
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Doenas Retais
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Doenas do Colo
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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Cirurgia
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil