Crohn Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Crohn disease inflammatory bowel disease

Body Site

groin thigh

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

symmetric intertrigenous (creases)

Comments

This adolescent boy with well controlled inflammatory bowel disease developed chronic weeping burning linear plaques along the groin creases. A biopsy of some of the friable tissue demonstrated chronic inflammation with granulomas.

Description

symmetric friable hemorrhagic reddish purple linear plaques with central erosion and crusting

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6/24/2006 14:47:07

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