The bowel-associated dermatosis--arthritis syndrome.
A 46 year old man with Crohn's disease developed a widespread pustular eruption associated with intermittent fever and arthritis. Histological examination demonstrated cutaneous vasculitis with leukocytoclasia, and IgM and C3 on direct immunofluorescence. This is characteristic of the bowel-associated dermatosis-arthritis syndrome, also known as the bowel bypass syndrome without bypass, a recently described complication of inflammatory bowel disease. This is the ninth case reported to date.
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D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology