The early phase of Crohn's disease in a young girl
<p>A 21-year-old girl was transferred to our hospital with 1-year history of abdominal pain and vomiting that had progressed over the preceding 3 weeks. She had presented to the local hospital with a 3-day history of fever before presentation. Physical examination revealed normal vital signs a...
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Archives of Clinical Gastroenterology - Peertechz Publications,
2021-06-08.
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Summary: | <p>A 21-year-old girl was transferred to our hospital with 1-year history of abdominal pain and vomiting that had progressed over the preceding 3 weeks. She had presented to the local hospital with a 3-day history of fever before presentation. Physical examination revealed normal vital signs and mild periumbilical tenderness with active bowel sounds. Laboratory tests of the blood confirmed a white-cell count of 13,400 per cubic millimeter (reference range, 4000 to 10,000). Computed Tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed lymphnode enlargement of ileocecal region. </p> |
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DOI: | 10.17352/2455-2283.000096 |