Crohn's disease presenting as life-threatening ileal bleeding.
Saudi Med J
; 21(10): 971-3, 2000 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11369966
ABSTRACT
We report a case of Crohn's disease in a 32-year old Saudi male. The disease presented with severe, life-threatening ileal bleeding necessitating an urgent laparotomy and 100 cm of ileum and ascending colon was resected. The bleeding source was several ulcers in an inflamed ileum and histopathologic examination revealed typical findings of Crohn's disease with a chronic, transmural inflammation, non-caseating granuloma and the Ziehl-Neelsen stain was negative. The postoperative course was uneventful. On follow-up he is doing well on medical treatment with mesalamine and substitution therapy with vitamin B12.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Crohn Disease
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Colonic Diseases
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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Ileal Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2000
Type:
Article