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Enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria (enfermedad de Crohn); Enteritis regional; Ileítis; Ileocolitis granulomatosa; EII (enfermedad de Crohn);
Los síntomas dependen de la parte del tracto gastrointestinal que esté afectada. Estos síntomas pueden fluctuar de leves a severos, y pueden aparecer y desaparecer con períodos de reagudización.
Los principales síntomas de la enfermedad de Crohn son:
Otros síntomas pueden abarcar:
Un examen físico puede revelar sensibilidad o una masa abdominal, salpullido, articulaciones inflamadas o úlceras bucales. Los exámenes para diagnosticar la enfermedad de Crohn abarcan:
Se puede realizar un coprocultivo para descartar otras causas posibles de los síntomas.
Esta enfermedad también puede alterar los resultados de los siguientes exámenes:
Lichtenstein GR, Hanauer SB, Sandborn WJ; Practice Parameters Committee of American College of Gastroenterology. Management of Crohn's disease in adults. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104(2):465-483.
Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Ross HM, Rombeau J. Colon and rectum. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 50.
Sands BE, Siegel CA. Crohn's disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2010:chap 111.
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