Obstructive uropathy as initial manifestation of Crohn disease

A patient with renal colicky pain caused by urinary tract obstruction, as a result of psoas abscess, is presented. It was the first manifestation of Crohn's disease. A Gram negative bacteria was isolated from the abscess. The CT images performed to evaluate the abscess suggested this etiology,...

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Published inAnales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 7; no. 10; p. 522
Main Authors Hernández Jaras, J, García-Samaniego Rey, J, Paraiso Cuevas, V, Castaños-Mollor Penalva, R, Pajares García, J M, Traver Aguilar, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.10.1990
Subjects
Abscess - complications
Abscess - etiology
Adult
Crohn Disease - complications
Escherichia coli Infections - complications
Escherichia coli Infections - etiology
Humans
Male
Retroperitoneal Space
Ureteral Obstruction - etiology
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Summary:A patient with renal colicky pain caused by urinary tract obstruction, as a result of psoas abscess, is presented. It was the first manifestation of Crohn's disease. A Gram negative bacteria was isolated from the abscess. The CT images performed to evaluate the abscess suggested this etiology, even though there were no previous symptoms.
ISSN:0212-7199