Crohn's disease in Africa. A case report and review

A case of Crohn's disease occurring in a Kenyan African is described. Review of literature disclosed 14 acceptable cases occurring in African subjects. The symptoms, anatomical distribution, signs, and pathology in black patients in Africa and America are similar to that described in whites. The disease is probably underdiagnosed in Africa because of difficulties in distinguishing schistosomiasis and tuberculosis of the bowel.