Unusual association of diseases/symptoms: Sweet's syndrome in Crohn's colitis

Abdullah , Sheikh Anwar and Hishamuddin, Aizan and Jaafar, Khairul Azhar and Amri J., Shamsul and Razlan, Hamizah and Mohamed Said, Mohd Shahrir (2009) Unusual association of diseases/symptoms: Sweet's syndrome in Crohn's colitis. BMJ Case Reports, 2009. p. 1438. ISSN 1757-790X (O)

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Abstract

We would like to report a case involving a 38-year-old woman who presented with knee and ankle swellings 2 weeks prior to admission. There were also multiple painful oral ulcers and a few skin sores on the wrist. She also had associated diarrhoea for 2 weeks. There ware also marked loss of weight (6kg in 2 weeks). Colonoscopy examination showed macroscopic and histopathological findings of Crohn's disease; however, skin histology showed extensive neutrophilic infiltration in the dermis, predominantly in the perivascular region. Her final diagnosis was sweet's syndrome with crohn's disease.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3739/12862
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms Rosyidah Taju Rahim
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2012 12:34
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2012 12:34
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/12862

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