%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
%X Rachid Mohamed, Robert Schultz, Richard N FedorakDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AlbertaAbstract: 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.Keywords: Crohn¡¯s disease, odynophagia, immunomodulatory therapy, oropharyngeal Crohn¡¯s disease, aphthous ulcer, gastroscopy
%U http://www.dovepress.com/oropharyngeal-crohnrsquos-disease-a2676