title: [Coexistence of Crohn disease and Wegener granulomatosis in a 15-year-old patient].
abstract: Crohn disease is being diagnosed more and more frequently in children and teenagers. Clinical symptoms are mainly related to the gastrointestinal tract, however there are many reports in the literature about the coexistence of Crohn disease with other autoimmunological disorders such as celiac disease, autoimmune hypothyroidism, systemic lupus erythematosus and Wegener granulomatosis. We report a 15-year-old patient with Crohn disease who also developed Wegener granulomatosis. The presented case illustrates the difficulties in establishing the diagnosis when symptoms of the original disease are superimposed on symptoms of a different disorder.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Pediatrii, Gastroenterologii, Hepatologii i Żywienia Dzieci Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego, Gdańsk. aszatewicz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sieczkowska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szumera
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kamińska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans