| Literature DB >> 25576503 |
Victoria Caroline Elizabeth Jennings1, Lisa Williams1, Sophie Henson1.
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An 11-year-old girl was referred to oral medicine with persistent facial swelling. She was diagnosed with orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) and was treated conservatively for 7 years, with no evidence of systemic illness. Aged 17 she re-presented with a flare up of her OFG, watery diarrhoea and fluctuating febrile episodes. Inflammatory markers were raised and an MR enterogram revealed terminal ileal Crohn's disease. This case highlights that OFG may precede the onset of intestinal Crohn's disease. 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25576503 PMCID: PMC4289786 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X