Splenic granulomas in Crohn disease.

Granulomas have been described in a wide variety of organs in patients with Crohn disease, but not in spleen. This report describes a patient with noncaseating granulomas of the liver and spleen that responded promptly and fully to glucocorticoid therapy.

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