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[An inflammatory fibroid polyp (eosinophilic granuloma) and Crohn's disease located in the ileum]
M Catalá1, A Sánchez, J Hinojosa
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia.
Insights
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is rarely a primary symptom of Crohn's disease. This case highlights an inflammatory fibroid polyp as the cause of bleeding in a patient with ileal Crohn's disease.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Pathology
Background:
- Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the gastrointestinal tract.
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is an infrequent presentation of Crohn's disease.
Observation:
- A case of lower gastrointestinal bleeding was reported in a patient with ileal Crohn's disease.
- The bleeding was attributed to an inflammatory fibroid bowel polyp.
Findings:
- Inflammatory fibroid polyps can cause lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
- This presentation is uncommon in patients with Crohn's disease.
Implications:
- Highlights the importance of considering concomitant pathologies in gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Suggests further investigation into the etiopathogenic factors linking Crohn's disease and inflammatory fibroid polyps.
Abstract:
Lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding as a manner of presentation of the Crohn's disease is uncommon. In most cases there is an other concomitant pathology responsible for that bleeding. We report a case of lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding to an inflammatory fibroid bowel polyp in a patient with ileal Crohn's disease. A commentary is made about the etiopathogenic factors of the both diseases.