Crohn's Disease with Oral and Tonsillar Ulceration.
- Author:
Sang Yong EUN
1
;
Sang Hoon LEE
;
Sung Joon PARK
;
Hwan Jae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Dae Rim Saint Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Crohn's disease;
Tonsil
- MeSH:
Colon;
Crohn Disease*;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Mouth Mucosa;
Palatine Tonsil;
Physical Examination;
Ulcer*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000;43(5):555-558
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Granulomatous lesions of the small bowel and colon are common in Crohn's disease, with other sites of involvement relatively infrequent. Nevertheless, Crohn's disease is frequently described as a disease of the entire gastrointestinal tract, although the involvement of the oral mucosa and tine tonsil with Crohn's disease has been a rarely noted extraintestinal manifestation of the disease. This report describes one such case. The history, physical examination, endoscopic findings, histological findings, and response to treatment are presented.
