Adult-Onset Esophageal Crohn's Disease.

ACG Case Rep J

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Published: August 2016

Crohn's disease (CD) is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease that can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Esophageal involvement is rarely seen in adults, especially at the initial diagnosis of CD. Esophageal symptoms as primary manifestations of the disease are extremely rare. We report a case of a CD with esophageal involvement at the time of her initial diagnosis of CD.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5064424PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.112DOI Listing

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