All issues > Volume 33(11); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(11):1567-1573. Published online November 30, 1990.

A Case of Crohn's Disease.

Suk Min Choi¹, Myeong Ku Cho¹, Sang Man Shin¹, Sang Jhoo Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea

Received: June 29, 1990;  Accepted: September 11, 1990.

Abstract

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease, which may affect any area of the gastrontestinal tract from mouth to anus. The etiology is not clearly defined and rather uncertain. The incidence of the disease is geogra- phically unequal in world wide distribution. Male and female are equally involved. We experienced a case of CrohnDisease in 13 year old male child who complained abdominal pain, anorexia and blood tinged loose stool. A brief review of related literature is also presented.

Keywords :Crohn's Disease