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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1998;41(4):562-567. Published online April 15, 1998.

A Case of Crohn's Disease Diagnosed After Appendectomy

Hee Yeoun HY Kim¹, Hae Jin HJ Lee¹, Hae Sun HS Kim¹, Jeong Wan JW Seo¹, Woon Sup WS Han², Sun Wha SW Lee³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of P athlogy, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal system and multiple extraintestinal organs. Right lower quadrant abdominal pain with fever may be mistaken as a acute appendicitis. Pancreatitis has rarely been reported as a complication of Crohn’s disease. However, we experienced one case of Crohn’s disease with pancreatitis : the histologic examination after appendectomy of a 12-year-old female child who complained about abdominal pain and high fever.

Keywords :Crohn's disease, Appendicitis, Pancreatitis