Crohn's disease with isolated esophagus and gastric involvement.
Isolated esophagus and stomach involvement in Crohn's disease is rather rare. We present here a female patient aged 35 years, who presented with complaints of fatigue, difficulty in swallowing, nausea, and vomiting, and who was diagnosed as esophago-gastric Crohn's disease.
Akbulut
Sabiye
S
Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. sabiye4@hotmail.com
Yavuz
Banu
B
Köseoğlu
Tankut
T
Gököz
Aytaç
A
Saritaş
Ulkü
U
D000328:Adult; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*
D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009853:Omeprazole; D001379:Azathioprine