Crohn’s disease presenting as prepuce and scrotal edema - 29/08/11
Doi : 10.1067/mjd.2003.295
Antonio Macaya, MD a, Joaquin Marcoval, MD a, Xavier Bordas, MD a, Abelardo Moreno, PhD b, Santiago Vázquez, MD c, Jordi Peyrı́, PhD ⁎, a
a Dermatology services, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
b Pathology services, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
c Gastroenterology services, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
*Reprint requests: Antonio Macaya, MD, Department of Dermatologia, Hospital Principes de Espana, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, C/Feixa Llarga s/n, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract |
Metastatic cutaneous Crohn’s disease, in which noncaseating granuloma infiltration of the skin occurs at sites separated from the gastrointestinal tract by normal tissue, is the least common dermatologic manifestation of Crohn’s disease. We report a case of a 34-year-old man with metastatic Crohn’s disease presenting as prepuce and scrotal edema with typical histopathologic features. We think that any unusual cutaneous lesion in patients with Crohn’s disease should be biopsied.
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 | This supplement is made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Stiefel Laboratories to the American Academy of Dermatology. Funding sources: None. Conflict of interest: None identified. |
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Vol 49 - N° 2S2
P. 182-183 - agosto 2003 Ritorno al numero
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