title: Crohns disease: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was previously regarded as a disease of the Western Countries. A number of studies showed a high incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in United States, United Kingdom and Northern Europe, whereas it was considered uncommon in Asians population and rare in Africa.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report case of crohns disease that is rare in the tropic like Nigeria so as to create a high index of awareness that inflammatory bowel disease may be present but not correctly diagnosed
authors.affiliation: Motayo Hospital Limited 3 Owudunni St., Off Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. ashindoitiang@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ashindoitiang John
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Adi
authors.forename: Geoffrey J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lloyd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans