title: Metastatic Crohn's disease of external genitalia.
abstract: Metastatic Crohn's disease is an uncommon extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease. Its hallmark features include the presence of cutaneous noncaseating granulomas that are noncontiguous with the gastrointestinal tract or fistula. We report a rare case of metastatic Crohn's disease involving the external genitalia in a 14-year-old girl. Diagnosis was based on skin biopsy. Patient had complete recovery on treatment with oral and topical steroids along with azathioprine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Medical College Trivandrum, Kerala, India - 695 004. charlespanackel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panackel
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Devadas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krishnadas
authors.forename: Kattoor R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Vinayakumar