Akah Ozoemena, Haddadin Rakahn, Shah Pinak
Internal Medicine, MountainView Hospital, Las Vegas, USA.
Medicine, MountainView Hospital, Las Vegas, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Apr 10;16(4):e57977. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57977. eCollection 2024 Apr.
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that primarily affects the terminal ileum and proximal colon. The exact cause is unknown but likely involves genetic factors, environmental triggers, and immune dysregulation. This case report delineates the choice of diagnostics for a 70-year-old patient presenting with symptoms indicative of small bowel obstruction. Initial assessments and imaging suggested a common clinical scenario, yet further investigation uncovered an unexpected diagnosis of Crohn's disease, a condition infrequently encountered in this age demographic.
克罗恩病是一种慢性炎症性肠病,主要影响回肠末端和结肠近端。确切病因尚不清楚,但可能涉及遗传因素、环境诱因和免疫失调。本病例报告描述了一名70岁出现小肠梗阻症状患者的诊断选择。初步评估和影像学检查提示了一种常见的临床情况,但进一步检查发现了意想不到的克罗恩病诊断,这种疾病在这个年龄段并不常见。