title: Cutaneous manifestations of gastrointestinal disease.
abstract: Numerous diseases affect the skin and gut simultaneously. The early recognition and treatment of both components is often essential to decrease morbidity and even prevent death precipitated by gastrointestinal crises. A number of the diseases affecting both the skin and gut are discussed, with particular emphasis on recent developments.
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D004941:Esophagitis; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012877:Skin Manifestations; D013927:Thrombosis