title: Ulcerative colitis presenting as leukocytoclastic vasculitis of skin.
abstract: A number of cutaneous changes are known to occur in the course of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema nodosum, perianal disease, erythematous eruptions, urticaria, and purpura. However, occurrence of skin manifestations prior to the development of ulcerative colitis is a rare occasion. Here, we report a case of ulcerative colitis associated with leukocytoclastic vasculitis in which the intestinal symptoms became overt 8 mo after the development of skin lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Numune Education and Training Hospital, Ileri Mah. Mektep Sok. No: 7/10, Kurtulus 06660, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabiye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.forename: Ersan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozaslan
authors.forename: Firdevs
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Topal
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Albayrak
authors.forename: Burcak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kayhan
authors.forename: Cumali
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Efe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology