Nasal septum perforation: rare manifestation of Crohn's disease.
We report a 25-year-old man with four-year history of weight loss, diarrhea and intermittent epistaxis. Endoscopy and biopsy showed inflammation of the nasal mucosa. Endoscopic and histologic diagnosis of Crohn s disease was made later; the granulomatous nasal lesions responded to sulfasalazine and azathioprine.
Kryssia
Rodriguez-Castro
RC
Gastroenterology Department, Mexico Hospital, Costa Rica. kryssiarodriguez@costarricense.cr
Henry
Zamora-Barquero
ZB
D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D051261:Granulomatosis, Orofacial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology*