Splenic granulomas in Crohn disease.
Granulomas have been described in a wide variety of organs in patients with Crohn disease, but not in spleen. This report describes a patient with noncaseating granulomas of the liver and spleen that responded promptly and fully to glucocorticoid therapy.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000378:metabolism; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005938:Glucocorticoids