Crohn's disease: disastrous consequences of late diagnosis.
Chronic and recurrent perianal abscess is an uncommon condition in children. Tuberculosis is thought to be the common etiology for such a presentation in India. We report a case of a child with colonic and perianal disease due to Crohn's disease and emphasize the disastrous complication due to delayed diagnosis.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh. sujitchowdhary@hotmail.com
S K
SK
Chowdhary
J
J
Harish
B R
BR
Thapa
U
U
Poddar
Ashim
A
Das
K L N
KL
Rao
D002648:Child; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis