%0 Journal Article
%T Oropharyngeal Crohn¡¯s disease
%A Rachid Mohamed
%A Robert Schultz
%A Richard N Fedorak
%J Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
%D 2008
%I Dove Medical Press
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S3755
%X opharyngeal Crohn¡¯s disease Case report (11016) Total Article Views Authors: Rachid Mohamed, Robert Schultz, Richard N Fedorak Published Date December 2008 Volume 2008:1 Pages 15 - 18 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S3755 Rachid Mohamed, Robert Schultz, Richard N Fedorak Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Abstract: Crohn¡¯s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Classically the disease has a predilection for the distal small bowel and colon and presents with dominant symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea. This case report describes a 38-year-old woman with Crohn¡¯s disease who presented with odynophagia. Direct visualization of the oropharynx revealed a large serpiginous Crohn¡¯s disease ulcer. A precipitous drop in hemoglobin prompted a series of gastroenterologic investigations that confirmed both ileal and oropharyngeal Crohn¡¯s disease. This manuscript describes the presentation of oropharyngeal Crohn¡¯s and reviews previous reports and management options.
%K Crohn¡¯s disease
%K odynophagia
%K immunomodulatory therapy
%K oropharyngeal Crohn¡¯s disease
%K aphthous ulcer
%K gastroscopy
%U https://www.dovepress.com/oropharyngeal-crohnrsquos-disease-peer-reviewed-article-CEG