Intra-abdominal abscess in Crohn's disease: a case report
Fuengfoo, P.; Wisutthipat, S.; Vassanasiri, W.; Punyarit, P.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 85(3): 376-379
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 12117029 Document Number: 1689
Inflammatory bowel disease is uncommon in Thailand. The authors report a case of Crohn's disease in a 47-year-old Thai female. The patient presented with a three-week history suggestive of an appendiceal abscess requiring an operation. The intra-operative findings of a lesion involving the terminal ileum and cecum, necessitated a right hemicolectomy to rule out reliably the presence of malignancy. Pathologic examination of the specimen suggested Crohn's disease.
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