Severe Crohn’s Disease With Intra-abdominal Fistula: First Reported Case From Tanzania

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 schistoso...

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Autores principales: Kassam, Nadeem, Aziz, Omar, Aghan, Eric, Mandwa, Melchisedeck, Ngimba, Caroline, Mbithe, Hanifa, Surani, Salim, Wambura, Casmir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8843346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35178327
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21277
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Sumario: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.

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