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Crohn's disease with multiple jejunum and ileum lesions: A case report.
Crohn's disease (CD) affecting the jejunum and ileum is uncommon and its diagnosis can be challenging. This case report describes a 35 year old male patient who had been e xper iencing intermi ttent periu mbilica l pain , di arrho ea and fever for five years. Despite undergoing gastroscopy, co lo noscopy and capsule endoscopy; no s ignific ant abnormal ities were found. This case was se en at the Shenzhen Ho spital of Traditional Chinese Medi ci ne; Shenzhen, China. However, the pa tient u nder went a doubl e-balloon enteroscopy (DBE), which revealed multip le ulcers in the jejunum and ileum, leadin g to a confirmed diagnosis of CD. The patient was successfully treated with infliximab t o rel ieve sy mptoms. DBE can be par ticularly valuable in diagnosing CD in young patients with symptoms when conventional endoscopic techniques have been unsuccessfu l. This case highlights the impor tance of considering small bowel disease in patients wit h CD symptoms and the potential benefits of DBE in diagnosing such cases.
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