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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease

Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) is uncommon in males, but it is a common complication of Crohn’s disease (CD). Patients with CD often present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and systemic symptoms, such as weight loss, low-grade fever, and fatigue, and rarely it can cause serious complications...

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Autores principales: Akram, Waqar, Shah, Sanket K, Sohail, Mohina, Rehman, Usama, Rahim, Mustafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983666
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9962
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author Akram, Waqar
Shah, Sanket K
Sohail, Mohina
Rehman, Usama
Rahim, Mustafa
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description Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) is uncommon in males, but it is a common complication of Crohn’s disease (CD). Patients with CD often present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and systemic symptoms, such as weight loss, low-grade fever, and fatigue, and rarely it can cause serious complications, such as fistulas or abscesses. Some patients with CD remain asymptomatic, which can progress to severe complications and delayed treatment. We are presenting a 22-year-old male with recurrent UTIs and no established past medical history of CD. However, on subsequent investigations, an anatomical abnormality was discovered that helped us make the diagnosis of CD. The aim of this report is to emphasize the early detection of asymptomatic CD in atypical patients, to not only decrease the risk of complications such as UTIs but also allow for early treatment intervention and better outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-75105192020-09-24 Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease Akram, Waqar Shah, Sanket K Sohail, Mohina Rehman, Usama Rahim, Mustafa Cureus Internal Medicine Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) is uncommon in males, but it is a common complication of Crohn’s disease (CD). Patients with CD often present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and systemic symptoms, such as weight loss, low-grade fever, and fatigue, and rarely it can cause serious complications, such as fistulas or abscesses. Some patients with CD remain asymptomatic, which can progress to severe complications and delayed treatment. We are presenting a 22-year-old male with recurrent UTIs and no established past medical history of CD. However, on subsequent investigations, an anatomical abnormality was discovered that helped us make the diagnosis of CD. The aim of this report is to emphasize the early detection of asymptomatic CD in atypical patients, to not only decrease the risk of complications such as UTIs but also allow for early treatment intervention and better outcomes. Cureus 2020-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7510519/ /pubmed/32983666 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9962 Text en Copyright © 2020, Akram et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Akram, Waqar
Shah, Sanket K
Sohail, Mohina
Rehman, Usama
Rahim, Mustafa
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease
title Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease
title_full Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease
title_fullStr Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease
title_short Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient With Asymptomatic Crohn's Disease
title_sort recurrent urinary tract infection in a patient with asymptomatic crohn's disease
topic Internal Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983666
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9962
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