title: Crohn's disease of the vulva in an 8-year-old girl.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl had Crohn's disease of the vulva 16 months before the onset of intestinal symptoms. At the time of diagnosis she had no evidence of systemic disease. Cutaneous and intestinal lesions responded rapidly to corticosteroids and metronidazole. Crohn's disease must be considered in the differential diagnosis of nontender, red, edematous plaques of the genital area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lally
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Orenstein
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003092:Colitis / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology