Soft tissue inflammation: presenting feature of Crohn's disease in a cystic fibrosis adolescent.
We report Crohn's disease in an adolescent with cystic fibrosis (CF). The patient suffered from recurrent abdominal symptoms, which were attributed to distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) until a soft tissue inflammation at the right lumbar region and iliac crest revealed an enterosubcutaneous fistula. The diagnosis of Crohn's disease was confirmed on the basis of radiological, endoscopic and histological findings.
Panagopoulou
Paraskevi
P
4th Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Fotoulaki
Maria
M
Tsitouridis
Ioannis
I
Nousia-Arvanitakis
Sanda
S
D000293:Adolescent; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D008161:Lumbosacral Region