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Date publication
avril 2005
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr BEN ABDELGHANI Meher
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Pr ROHR Serge
Tous les auteurs :
Weitten T, Coca C, Ben Abdelghani M, Rohr S, Boujan E, Blickle JF, Andres E
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Résumé
INTRODUCTION: This case report describes a rare situation in which a superinfected cyst of the urachus complicated initially unknown and inactive Crohn's disease. CASE: A 21-year-old man presented a chronic fever finally attributed to a superinfected urachal cyst. Six months after ablation of the cyst, progressive Crohn's disease was diagnosed. DISCUSSION: The association of Crohn's disease and a superinfected urachal cyst is extremely rare. The case reported here is original in two aspects: the slowly progressive Crohn's disease was diagnosed after its complication; the superinfection developed through local bacterial translocation (ileal loop adjacent to the urachal cyst).
Référence
Presse Med. 2005 Apr 23;34(8):581-2.
