Enteroenteric fistula is a well-known complication of

A. celiac sprue
B. tropical sprue
C. Crohn's disease
D. ulcerative colitis
E. pseudomembranous colitis


C
Intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease is transmural, thus facilitating adhesions between the intestinal loops and the formation of fistulas, i.e., the passages between the lumina of the two adherent intestinal loops. Fistulas do not develop in other diseases listed as possible answers to this question.

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