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case_images: Colonoscopy demonstrated active colitis with longitudinal ulcers from sigmoid colon through cecum (a) and a normal terminal ileum (b).
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case_images: Chest X-ray was normal, and Mantoux test was negative. Colonoscopy showed longitudinal ulcers from sigmoid colon through cecum (Figure 1(a)) and a normal terminal ileum (Figure 1(b)).
case_images: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed proximal Crohn's disease with erosions in esophagus (a), stomach (b) and duodenum (c).
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case_images: GI endoscopy in all patients with ileal and/or colonic CD in order to define the sites, the extent, and the phenotype of the disease according to Montreal classification. Gastroscopy revealed multiple punch-out ulcers in the esophagus (Figure 2(a)) and erosions in the stomach (Figure 2(b)) and the duodenum (Figure 2(c)).
case_images: Follow-up with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showing complete healing of the esophageal erosions after 3 months of topical treatment with swallowed budesonide.
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case_images: A followup upper GI endoscopy showed disappearance of the esophageal disease (Figure 3) with persistence of gastric and duodenal erosions.