title: Chronic pancreatitis as presentation of Crohn's disease in a child.
abstract: It is reported that a pancreatic disease may precede the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) both in children and in adults. Idiopathic chronic pancreatitis, however, occasionally co-exists with the IBD, mainly at pediatric age. We report a case of a patient who progressively developed the features of a chronic pancreatitis, before the diagnosis of Crohn's Disease (CD). Ten months after the onset of the first episode of pancreatitis the patient developed bloody diarrhea, mucus stools and biochemical findings of inflammation. The colonoscopy revealed a diffuse colitis without involvement of the last loop and the gastroscopy showed inflammation of the iuxta-papillary area. The histological findings confirmed the diagnosis of CD that involved the colon and the duodenum. In conclusion, in children the idiopathic chronic pancreatitis may be an unusual presentation of CD. Thus, if other known cause of chronic pancreatitis are not found, a not invasive work up to exclude the IBD should be warranted. An early coincidental diagnosis of the IBD may delay the progression of the pancreatic disease.
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Knafelz
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Panetta
authors: Lidia
authors: L
authors: Monti
authors: Fiammetta
authors: F
authors: Bracci
authors: Bronislava
authors: B
authors: Papadatou
authors: Giuliano
authors: G
authors: Torre
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Dall'Oglio
authors: Antonella
authors: A
authors: Diamanti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic / Q000295:instrumentation; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
keywords: Bloody diarrhea; Crohn’s Disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Pancreatic disease; Pediatric age
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