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Metastatic Crohn's disease in a boy presenting with genital swelling
Author(s) -
Mazzoni Daniel,
Bodapati Sarath,
Mortimore Rohan,
Davies Janene,
Wheller Laura
Publication year - 2020
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/pde.14365
Subject(s) - medicine , infliximab , crohn's disease , disease , sex organ , edema , dermatology , crohn disease , surgery , pathology , genetics , biology
Cutaneous manifestations of Crohn's disease are uncommon and occasionally can affect the genitals with varying symptomatology. When cutaneous features precede or occur in the absence of GI symptoms, this condition may remain undiagnosed. We report the case of a 14‐year‐old boy who presented for evaluation of persistent penile edema with clinicopathological features consistent with a diagnosis of genital metastatic Crohn's disease, successfully treated with infliximab.