Crohn disease - chronic granulomatous inflammation of the small intestine, often terminal part. Meets and segmental loss of other portions of the gastrointestinal tract, and even secondary nodal involvement, liver, skin, joints. Cause of the disease is unknown. Crohn disease is a progressive character, exacerbations are replaced by remissions. In less severe health does not suffer severe course of the disease leads to disability.
The main complaint - it's a pain in the abdomen and diarrhea. Cramping after eating near the navel or in the right iliac region can simulate appendicitis. Localization of pain depends on the area of the affected intestine. Persistent diarrhea and loss of appetite leading to weight loss patients.
