A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal Lesion

Inflammatory bowel disease is rare in infants, and the early diagnosis is very important. We herein report an infant who received an early diagnosis of infantile Crohn’s disease (CD). A two-month-old boy presented with bloody stool. He developed a poor sucking tendency and a painful perianal lesion...

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Main Authors: Kengo Nakaya, Yasushi Iinuma, Yutaka Hirayama, Yu Sugai, Shotaro Taki
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8832856
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author Kengo Nakaya
Yasushi Iinuma
Yutaka Hirayama
Yu Sugai
Shotaro Taki
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description Inflammatory bowel disease is rare in infants, and the early diagnosis is very important. We herein report an infant who received an early diagnosis of infantile Crohn’s disease (CD). A two-month-old boy presented with bloody stool. He developed a poor sucking tendency and a painful perianal lesion at three months of age. He was suspected of having infantile CD because of his atypical perianal lesion. Colonoscopy revealed that his perianal lesion had induced rectal longitudinal ulcers. Histology showed no granulomas but patchy inflammation reaching the submucosal layer. He was diagnosed with infantile CD based on the Japanese criteria. CD should be suspected in infants with atypical perianal lesions, irrespective of their age. Early colonoscopy with histology should be considered in these cases in order to prevent adverse outcomes in children.
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spelling doaj-art-7b1557845bce4c4cb2a83d98216ccc5f2025-08-20T03:35:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88328568832856A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal LesionKengo Nakaya0Yasushi Iinuma1Yutaka Hirayama2Yu Sugai3Shotaro Taki4Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata City General Hospital, Shumoku 463-7, Chuo-ku, Niigata 950-1197, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata City General Hospital, Shumoku 463-7, Chuo-ku, Niigata 950-1197, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata City General Hospital, Shumoku 463-7, Chuo-ku, Niigata 950-1197, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata City General Hospital, Shumoku 463-7, Chuo-ku, Niigata 950-1197, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata City General Hospital, Shumoku 463-7, Chuo-ku, Niigata 950-1197, JapanInflammatory bowel disease is rare in infants, and the early diagnosis is very important. We herein report an infant who received an early diagnosis of infantile Crohn’s disease (CD). A two-month-old boy presented with bloody stool. He developed a poor sucking tendency and a painful perianal lesion at three months of age. He was suspected of having infantile CD because of his atypical perianal lesion. Colonoscopy revealed that his perianal lesion had induced rectal longitudinal ulcers. Histology showed no granulomas but patchy inflammation reaching the submucosal layer. He was diagnosed with infantile CD based on the Japanese criteria. CD should be suspected in infants with atypical perianal lesions, irrespective of their age. Early colonoscopy with histology should be considered in these cases in order to prevent adverse outcomes in children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8832856
spellingShingle Kengo Nakaya
Yasushi Iinuma
Yutaka Hirayama
Yu Sugai
Shotaro Taki
A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal Lesion
Case Reports in Pediatrics
title A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal Lesion
title_full A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal Lesion
title_fullStr A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal Lesion
title_full_unstemmed A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal Lesion
title_short A Case of a Two-Month-Old Boy Diagnosed with Infantile Crohn’s Disease Based on an Atypical Perianal Lesion
title_sort case of a two month old boy diagnosed with infantile crohn s disease based on an atypical perianal lesion
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8832856
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