Crohn's disease

DDx

  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Appendicitis
  • Yersinia enterocolitica enteritis
  • Mesenteric adenitis
  • Intestinal lymphoma
  • Segmental colitis due to ischemic colitis, tuberculosis, amebiasis, chlamydia
  • Diverticulitis with abscess
  • NSAID-induced colitis
  • Perianal fistula due to other causes, e.g., lymphogranuloma venereum, cancer, rectal tuberculosis

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Last updated: December 1, 2014