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11048982

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Cutaneous Crohn disease, sometimes called metastatic Crohn disease or Crohn disease with cutaneous involvement, is a rare complication of Crohn disease in which granulomatous lesions involve skin separated from gastrointestinal lesions by normal tissue. We report two cases of cutaneous Crohn disease presenting in young males with erythematous, nontender swelling of the scrotum. One of the young males presented erythematous, nontender swelling of the penis as well. In one case, cutaneous Crohn disease represented the primary presentation. The original biopsy in this case showed unusual areas of degeneration of dermal connective tissue forming cystic cavities. The diagnostic biopsies in both cases showed sarcoidal granulomas with an associated superficial and deep perivascular mixed infiltrate including eosinophils. On endoscopy, both patients showed lesions of active Crohn disease in the colon. Because changes that would suggest cutaneous Crohn disease may not be present on the initial biopsy, unusual presentations and negative cultures may warrant a second biopsy. A high index of suspicion and open communication with the clinician are essential to diagnose this disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0193-1091
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Genital cutaneous Crohn disease: two cases with unusual clinical and histopathologic features in young men.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical University of South Carolina Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Charleston 29425, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports