| Literature DB >> 19421856 |
Susan Leu1, Patricia K Sun, James Collyer, Aimee Smidt, Catherine S Stika, Bethanee Schlosser, Ginat W Mirowski, Arvydas Vanagunas, Alan L Buchman.
Abstract
Crohn's disease is a chronic granulomatous disorder that may involve any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease such as erythema nodosum and pyoderma gangrenosum are well recognized and appreciated. However, metastatic Crohn's disease (MCD), defined as the same granulomatous inflammation seen in Crohn's disease but at a skin site distant to the gastrointestinal tract, is less well recognized. We report three cases of MCD involving the perianal and vulvar skin that initially presented with vulvar pain.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19421856 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0448-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Dis Sci ISSN: 0163-2116 Impact factor: 3.199