CLINICAL REVIEW Medical management of Crohn’s disease

Pachydermoperiostosis in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease: Treatment and Literature Review

Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) is a rare disorder characterized by pachydermia, digital clubbing, periostitis, and an excess of affected males. It is the primary form of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) and there are some rare associations of PDP with other disorders. Here we describe a patient with Crohn’s disease associated with PDP. A 26-year-old man, who was a known case of Crohn’s disease,...

The Study of Gastric Mucosa for Possible Bacterial Causative Agent of Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease: a modern view on surgical management

Since its first description in 1932, Crohn’s disease (CD) remains a challenging pathology. While still incurable, major improvements in medical and surgical treatments have been recently made. However, during their lifetime, up to 80% of patients with CD will eventually require surgery. Therefore, improving the outcomes is a major goal, but it requires a multidisciplinary environment. The aim o...

Genital Involvement In Pre-Pubertal Pediatric Population: A Rare Aspect of Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation that causes the loss of immune tolerance leading to bizarre inflammatory signals and disruption of mucosal barriers. Environmental triggers and interaction of genetic determinants also play an indispensible role. In this case report, we present a pre-pubertal girl with intermittent and refra...

The unusual presentation of genital Crohn’s disease in a patient with breast cancer: A case report

Cutaneous Crohn’s disease (CCD) is a relatively rare disease. Two-thirds of the affected patients are female with a mean age of onset of 35 years. CCD is divided into a genital type and an extra-genital type, each with their own unique different clinical manifestations. The usual presentation of genital Crohn’s disease (CD) is in the form of erythema and edema of the labia and scrotum. Here, we...

Risk Factors for Repeat Abdominal Surgery in Patients with Crohn's Disease

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