Crohn's disease as a differential diagnostic problem in the elderly (case reports)

Despite the fact, that Crohn's disease appear most frequently in the first three decades of life, and the proportion of ulcerative colitis increases among inflammatory bowel disease patients by the time, approximately 15% of Crohn's disease cases are recognized only after the age of 65. First we present the case of a 70-years-old woman, who was admitted to our ward because of abdominal cramps and nausea. Before admission ultrasound imaging was performed in a county hospital, which revealed the possibility of inflammation of the terminal ileum. Colonoscopy did not prove any pathologic lesion, but reached only the…