Nonspecific Granulomatous Inflammation of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Crohn's Disease of the Stomach?

“…This type of granulomatous condition affecting the ileum together with the colon (Crohn, 1949), and cases involving the colon alone (Armitage and Wilson, 1950), were later described. Regional ileitis, together with the involvement of the upper gastrointestinal tract was also reported (Rose 1949, Martin and Carr 1953, Richman, Seifer, Winkelstein, Kirschner and Steinhardt 1955, Miller, Sandweiss and Schwachmann 1956). …”