Enteritis cystica profunda in a patient with Crohn's disease.
Colitis cystica profunda is an uncommon but well-recognized condition affecting the colon. Involvement of the small bowel, enteritis cystica profunda, is extremely rare, and is characterized by mucus-filled cystic spaces frequently lined by demonstrable epithelium. The cystic spaces are located within the submucosa and muscularis propria. Isolated cases have been described in association with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and Crohn's disease. We report a case of enteritis cystica profunda in a 31-year-old man with Crohn's disease.
Alexis
J
J
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140.
Lubin
J
J
Wallack
M
M
D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male