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Sterile Folliculitis as an Important Diagnostic Clue to Crohn’s Disease
Author(s) -
Kempeneers Céline,
Paquot Isabelle,
Philippet Pierre,
Goossens Annieta,
Bernier Vincent
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01796.x
Subject(s) - medicine , erythema nodosum , folliculitis , dermatology , crohn's disease , erythema , disease , pathology
Sterile folliculitis is known to be one of the rare cutaneous manifestations of Crohn’s disease (CD). To our knowledge it has never been emphasized as a marker of significant diagnostic value, perhaps maybe even more significant than more common cutaneous manifestations such as erythema nodosum (EN).