Aparicio Tormo J R, Laveda R, Gómez Andrés A
Sección de Aparato Digestivo, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Maestro Alonso, 109, 03010 Alicante.
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2000 Oct;23(8):384-8.
Crohn's disease is not usually included among the causes of ascites. Although cases of Crohn's disease presenting as ascites have occasionally been described, the appearance of ascites during follow-up, with no relationship with other complications of the disease, such as thrombosis of the suprahepatic veins, has not been previously described. We present the case of a 36-year-old female patient with Crohn's disease who presented ascites during evolution. Evacuative paracenteses were required. No causes apart from Crohn's disease were found. Ascites followed a parallel course to acute episodes of this disease.
