title: [Cutaneous metastatic Crohn disease].
abstract: A 27-year-old patient had firm, subcutaneous nodules on both legs. Histological examination revealed that they were epitheloid granulomas with necrotic areas. After the exclusion of infectious granulomas this finding suggested an association with Crohn's disease. Clinical investigations showed an acute form of Crohn's disease. We interpreted our findings as a cutaneous granulomatous reaction in Crohn's disease. In the literature this is referred to as metastatic Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, der Universität Essen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rütten
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goos
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D015744:Giant Cells, Langhans / Q000473:pathology; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Kutaner metastatischer Morbus Crohn.