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Almost died from mononucleosis very young. could that have caused me to be more likely to develop crohn's disease in my family?

Q: almost died from mononucleosis very young. could that have caused me to be more likely to develop crohn's disease in my family?

Mono &amp; Crohn's: Although the two diseases share a simllar lymphoid hyperplasia, there is not much in the medical literature that links these together. Certainly there is no causative link that has been proven at this point.

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Mono & Crohn's: Although the two diseases share a simllar lymphoid hyperplasia, there is not much in the medical literature that links these together. Certainly there is no causative link that has been proven at this point.

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Answered 7/4/2014

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A member asked:

Almost died from mononucleosis very young. could that have caused me to be more likely to develop crohn's disease in my family?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Krulak answered

Dr Fowler and 4 doctors agreed

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