European Journal of Dermatology
MENUCrohn’s disease of the leg: a new case and a review of the literature Volume 7, issue 6, September 1997
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S. Fenniche, S. Haouet, S. Chatti, M. Jouini, K. Baccouche, N. Kchir, A. Ben Osman, S. Belaid, M. Zitouna
- Key words: cutaneous Crohn’s disease, metastatic Crohn’s disease.
- Page(s) : 437-9
- Published in: 1997
Specific, cutaneous manifestations of Crohn’s disease occurring at a site distant from the gastrointestinal tract are termed metastatic. Such complications are extremely rare. Extra-genital areas are less frequently affected than genital organs with only 22 cases reported in the literature. We report here a new case of Crohn’s disease with this characteristic skin involvement, affecting the leg, which cleared completely after oral corticotherapy over a 6-month period. No local recurrence had been observed 1 year later. The major clinical polymorphism of metastatic Crohn’s disease lesions as well as the therapeutic aspects are discussed.