Severe Crohn's Disease With Intra-abdominal Fistula: First Reported Case From Tanzania.
abdominal pain
crohn’s disease (cd)
diarrhea
enterocolitis
gi fistula formation
irritable bowel syndrome
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
accepted:
15
01
2022
entrez:
18
2
2022
pubmed:
19
2
2022
medline:
19
2
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We describe a case of Crohn's disease occurring in a young Tanzanian female. Crohn's disease is rare in Africa and not encountered normally. The presentation of Crohn's disease overlaps with many other abdominal disorders that are common in an African setting, such as tuberculosis and schistosomiasis. The disease is probably underdiagnosed in Africa due to limitations in diagnostic testing and rarity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35178327
doi: 10.7759/cureus.21277
pmc: PMC8843346
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e21277Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Kassam et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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