An Atypical Presentation of Crohn Disease in the Elderly. A Case report and Literature review

Percivale, Andrea and Mattia,, S. and Pasqualini, Massimo and Pittalunga, Michele and Paroldi, Alessandro and Pellicci, Riccardo (2003) An Atypical Presentation of Crohn Disease in the Elderly. A Case report and Literature review. Il giornale di chirurgia, 24 (4). pp. 129-132. ISSN 1971-145x

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Abstract

The Authors present a case of an insidious onset of Crohn Disease (CD) in an elderly patient. Diagnosis complicated by extraintestinal manifestation properly of old age could be delayed and often made after surgery on the histological specimen as in our case. CD is uncommon as primary manifestation in old age, often unsuspected, incorrectly diagnosed and in many case the clinical fea - tures may lead to late diagnosis. Differential diagnosis of CD in elder people with fever, diarrhoea and abdominal pain is difficult and other symptoms affecting intestinal tract can closely mimic CD symptoms, although the pattern of clinical presentation in older patient resemble those in younger.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Morbo di Crohn, Malattia Infiammatoria Cronica Intestinale, Epidemiologia, Colite Anziano, Colite Ulcerativa, Prevalenza
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2013 15:48
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2013 15:48
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/6539

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