Crohn disease with sclerosing cholangitis and liver cirrhosis in adolescence

A 17-year-old patient suffering from Crohn disease (CD) and liver cirrhosis is presented. At an advanced stage of the disease, he died of a concomitant urosepsis. Autopsy showed that the liver cirrhosis was caused by sclerosing cholangitis. This very rare complication of CD in adolescence is discuss...

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 1991-06, Vol.150 (8), p.557-559
Main Authors: RAMELLI, G. P, TONZ, O, ZIMMERMANN, A, LENTZE, M. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bacterial Infections - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Cholangitis, Sclerosing - complications
Cholangitis, Sclerosing - etiology
Cholangitis, Sclerosing - pathology
Crohn Disease - complications
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Liver - pathology
Liver Cirrhosis - etiology
Liver Cirrhosis - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Urinary Tract Infections - etiology
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Summary:A 17-year-old patient suffering from Crohn disease (CD) and liver cirrhosis is presented. At an advanced stage of the disease, he died of a concomitant urosepsis. Autopsy showed that the liver cirrhosis was caused by sclerosing cholangitis. This very rare complication of CD in adolescence is discussed.
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/BF02072206