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Diagnosis of Crohn's disease

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A study has been made of diagnostic errors and delays in 140 patients with Crohn's disease. Results were correlated with the site of the disease. Only 13% of patients with smallbowel disease and 21% of the group as a whole were correctly diagnosed after initial investigation. A large number of misdiagnoses were made, and these were often multiple. Of patients with small-bowel disease, 19% were first thought to be suffering from a psychiatric disorder.

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  1. Professorial Medical Unit, Level F, Centre Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Rd., S09 4XY, Southampton, England

    Hilary Admans, P. J. Whorwell MD &  Ralph Wright D. PHIL

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Admans, H., Whorwell, P.J. & Wright, R. Diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Digest Dis Sci 25, 911–915 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01308040

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