Local peritonitis as the first manifestation of Crohn's disease in a child

• Главные авторы: Katerina Kambouri (Автор), Stefanos Gardikis (Автор), Maria Agelidou (Автор), George Vaos (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Crohn's disease (CD) can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus and sometimes it presents in a nonspecific manner. Herein we describe a case of local peritonitis as the first manifestation of CD in an 11-year-old girl, and the subsequent method of treatment.