Epidemiology and outcome of Crohn&rsquo;s disease in a teaching hospital in Riyadh

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World J Gastroenterol. May 1, 2004; 10(9): 1341-1344
Published online May 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i9.1341

Table 2 Clinical features of Crohn’s disease in KKUH n (%)

	*All patients, n =* 77**	*Active Crohn's, n =* 34**	*Remission, n =* 43**
Abdominal pain	67 (87)	29 (85)	38 (88)
Diarrhea	60 (78)	27 (79)	33 (77)
Weight loss	41 (53)	23 (68)	18 (42)
Anorexia	22 (29)	10 (29)	12 (28)
Fever	20 (26)	8 (24)	12 (28)
Rectal bleeding	19 (25)	5 (15)	14 (32)
Normal physical examination	32 (42)	10 (29)	22 (51)
Abdominal tenderness	45 (58)	24 (71)	21 (49)
Palpable mass	8 (10)	3 (9)	5 (12)

Citation: Al-Ghamdi AS, Al-Mofleh IA, Al-Rashed RS, Al-Amri SM, Aljebreen AM, Isnani AC, El-Badawi R. Epidemiology and outcome of Crohn’s disease in a teaching hospital in Riyadh. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(9): 1341-1344
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i9/1341.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i9.1341