Crohn's disease presenting as palatal ulcer.
Crohn's disease (CD) in children younger than 5 years of age is termed as early onset inflammatory bowel disease (EO-IBD). We report a 4 yr 6 mo-old child with EO-IBD, who presented with palatal ulcer, an extra intestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease as the dominant feature.
Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India.
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R
Ganesh
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N
Suresh
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S
Ezhilarasi
Sarala
S
Rajajee
Malathi
M
Sathiyasekaran
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D010160:Palate, Soft
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids