Oropharyngeal Candidiasis as a Presenting Symptom of Crohn's Disease

Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common condition in immunosuppressed patients. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a prevalent medical condition which commonly presents with intestinal and extra intestinal manifestations. Crohn's disease (CD) tends to present more with extraintestinal symptoms....

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Autores principales: Sharif, Muhammad, Saddique, Muhammad Umar, Zahid, Muhammad, Khan, Dawlat, Bashir, Tabinda, Murshed, Khaled
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
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Single Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7204888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506931
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author Sharif, Muhammad
Saddique, Muhammad Umar
Zahid, Muhammad
Khan, Dawlat
Bashir, Tabinda
Murshed, Khaled
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Saddique, Muhammad Umar
Zahid, Muhammad
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Bashir, Tabinda
Murshed, Khaled
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description Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common condition in immunosuppressed patients. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a prevalent medical condition which commonly presents with intestinal and extra intestinal manifestations. Crohn's disease (CD) tends to present more with extraintestinal symptoms. Here, we report the case of a 22-year-old male who presented with oropharyngeal candidiasis and weight loss without abdominal symptoms, and a negative HIV serology. After a through diagnostic workup, he was found to have CD. Under CD treatment, his symptoms improved.
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spelling pubmed-72048882020-05-12 Oropharyngeal Candidiasis as a Presenting Symptom of Crohn's Disease Sharif, Muhammad Saddique, Muhammad Umar Zahid, Muhammad Khan, Dawlat Bashir, Tabinda Murshed, Khaled Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case Oropharyngeal candidiasis is a common condition in immunosuppressed patients. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a prevalent medical condition which commonly presents with intestinal and extra intestinal manifestations. Crohn's disease (CD) tends to present more with extraintestinal symptoms. Here, we report the case of a 22-year-old male who presented with oropharyngeal candidiasis and weight loss without abdominal symptoms, and a negative HIV serology. After a through diagnostic workup, he was found to have CD. Under CD treatment, his symptoms improved. S. Karger AG 2020-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7204888/ /pubmed/32399001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506931 Text en Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Oropharyngeal Candidiasis as a Presenting Symptom of Crohn's Disease
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7204888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506931
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