Crohn's disease of the esophagus.
The clinical, radiographic and endoscopic manifestations of Crohn's disease of the esophagus in four patients are presented. All four had well documented Crohn's ileitis and presented with dysphagia. Neoplasm, reflux, viral, fungal and bacterial etiologies for the esophageal lesions were excluded. The patients had remission of their esophageal lesions and dysphagia after a course of oral prednisone. Residual esophageal strictures were present in two patients, a superficial scar in one and no obvious residual abnormalities in the fourth.
D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004724:Endoscopy; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography