Severe crohn’s disease with intra-abdominal Fistula: first reported case from Tanzania

Authors

• Nadeem Kassam, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Omar Aziz, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Eric Aghan, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Melchisedeck Mandwa, The Aga Khan hospital, Tanzania
• Caroline Ngimba, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Hanifa Mbithe, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
• Salim Surani, Mayo Clinic, USA
• Casmir Wambura, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Case Report

Department

Internal Medicine (East Africa); Obstetrics and Gynaecology (East Africa)

Abstract

We describe a case of Crohn's disease occurring in a young Tanzanian female. Crohn’s disease is rare in Africa and not encountered normally. The presentation of Crohn’s disease overlaps with many other abdominal disorders that are common in an African setting, such as tuberculosis and schistosomiasis. The disease is probably underdiagnosed in Africa due to limitations in diagnostic testing and rarity.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Cureus

DOI

10.7759/cureus.21277

Recommended Citation

Kassam, N., Aziz, O., Aghan, E., Mandwa, M., Ngimba, C., Mbithe, H., Surani, S., Wambura, C. (2022). Severe crohn’s disease with intra-abdominal Fistula: first reported case from Tanzania. Cureus, 4(1), 1-4.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_intern_med/594

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