Local peritonitis as the first manifestation of Crohn′s disease in a child

Abstract

Crohn′s disease (CD) can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus and sometimes it presents in a nonspecific manner. Herein we describe a case of local peritonitis as the first manifestation of CD in an 11-year-old girl, and the subsequent method of treatment.

Keywords

• Children
• Crohn′s disease
• intestinal perforation
• local peritonitis