Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Crohn's disease

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Crohn's disease includes:

• The exact cause of Crohn disease remains unknown. Current theories implicate the role of genetic, microbial, immunologic, environmental, dietary, vascular, and even psychosocial factors as potential causative agents
• Imbalance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators
• Research shows that the inflammation seen in the GI tract of people with Crohn's disease involves several factors: the genes the patient has inherited, the immune system itself, and the environment. Foreign substances, also referred to as antigens, are found in the environment. One possible cause for inflammation may be the body's reaction to these antigens, or that the antigens themselves are the cause for the inflammation. Some scientists think that a protein produced by the immune system, called anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF), may be a possible cause for the inflammation associated with Crohn's disease

Other underlying conditions related to Crohn's disease:

• AA amyloidosis
• Abdominal mass
• Abdominal pain
• Alkaline phosphatase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Bile acid malabsorption syndrome
• CEA raised
• Cheilitis granulomatosa
• Cheilosis
• Colitis
• Diarrhoea
• Digital clubbing
• Enthesopathy
• Erythema nodosum
• ESR raised
• Fistula of intestine
• Gastroduodenal ulcers
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Gastrointestinal polyps
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Intestinal stricture
• Liver granuloma
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Monocytosis
• Pneumatosis intestinalis
• Proctitis
• Pyoderma gangrenosum
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Reactive arthropathy
• Rectovaginal fistula
• Rectovesical fistula
• Reiter's syndrome
• Vitamin B12 deficiency

Source: Diseases Database

Crohn's disease as a symptom:

Conditions listing Crohn's disease as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

• Behcet's Disease
• Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with combined immunodeficiency

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Crohn's disease. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Crohn's disease. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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