title: Metastatic cutaneous Crohn disease of the face: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Metastatic cutaneous Crohn disease is a rare entity with an uncertain etiology. Few cases of facial involvement have been reported. We describe a 45-year-old woman who presented with several large, dusky, erythematous plaques and draining sinuses on her cheeks in the setting of chronic intestinal Crohn disease. A review of the literature regarding metastatic cutaneous Crohn disease also is provided.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Alicia E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ogram
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sobanko
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Nigra
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy