Table 1: Different clinicopathological features among CD, CUJI and CMUSE*.
|
CD |
CMUSE |
CUJI |
Clinical
presentation: |
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Abdominal pain |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Diarrhea |
+ |
- |
+ |
Malabsorption |
+ |
- |
+ |
Fever |
+ |
- |
+ |
Weight loss |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Anemia |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Melena |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Hematochezia |
+ |
- |
+ |
Obstruction |
+ |
+ |
+ |
Perforation |
+ |
- |
+ |
Extraintestinal manifestations |
+ |
- |
- |
Histopathology: |
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Intestinal transmural
inflammatory process |
+ |
- |
+ |
Intestinal giant-cell granulomas |
+ |
- |
- |
Fistula |
+ |
- |
+ |
Involvement of other parts of gastrointestinal
tract (i.e. stomach or colon) |
+ |
- |
- |
Infiltration of eosinophils |
- |
+ |
- |
Villous atrophy |
- |
- |
+ |
Laboratory
tests: |
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Elevated CRP or ESR** |
+ |
- |
+ |
*CD: Crohn’s disease, CUJI: Chronic ulcerative jejunoileitis, CMUSE: Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis;
**CRP:
C-reactive protein, ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.