title: Crohn's disease presenting with acute pancreatitis.
abstract: Crohn's disease is often accompanied by extraintestinal inflammation. Acute pancreatitis can be a rare manifestation of Crohn's disease. The present report describes a patient who developed two episodes of pancreatitis before the diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Clinical and laboratory evaluation excluded other causes of pancreatitis, confirming a direct association of the pancreatitis with Crohn's disease. This case report supports the hypothesis that acute pancreatitis may precede the clinical manifestations and diagnosis of the underlying inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moubax
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mana
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Urbain
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult