Abstract
Crohn's disease (CD) is a well defined inflammatory bowel disease. Patients primarily present with abdominal pain and diarrhea, however, extra-intestinal manifestations due to musculoskeletal and cutaneous involvement are seen in a varying range of patients. In this communication we describe a young woman who presented with a severe inflammatory illness that consequently developed into pyoderma gangrenosum, anterior tibialis myositis and arthritis that were all antecedent to the intestinal involvement. The patient favorably responded to infliximab with concomitant azathioprine therapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 525-527 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Rheumatology International |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Arthritis
- Crohn's Disease
- Erythema nodosum
- Myositis
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology