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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Monteiro S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5256588 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
BMJ case reports 20170116
Crohn's disease (CD) is characterised by a transmural inflammatory process, which can affect any part of the digestive tract; however, CD with oesophageal presentation is rare. We report a case of a previously healthy young woman with symptoms of dysphagia, odynophagia, chest pain and weight loss, who presented oesophageal ulcers at upper endoscopy and whose histology revealed granulomatous oesophagitis. After complementary study, a mild ileocaecal involvement of CD was demonstrated. The patient ...[more]