title: Thrombotic cutaneous gangrene with autoamputation of the penis: a rare extracolonic manifestation of ulcerative colitis in a child.
abstract: We present a pediatric patient with ulcerative colitis who developed thrombotic cutaneous gangrene involving skin of the lower chest, abdomen, back, bilateral buttocks, bilateral thighs, perineum, and genitalia, ultimately resulting in autoamputation of the glans penis. After an extensive review of the literature, we describe the diagnosis and management of this devastating condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhuge
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Holly L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Neville
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Rhea
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birusingh
authors.forename: Juan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sola
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*; D011693:Purpura / Q000473:pathology