title: Chronic urticaria as a presenting symptom of Crohn's disease.
abstract: Clinical presentation of Crohn's disease (CD) may be variable according to the location and the intensity of the inflammation. Some patients may have atypical symptoms which could delay the diagnosis. We report the first case of chronic urticaria related to a subclinical, complicated CD. Although the pathologic mechanism of this association was unclear in our patient, this case suggests that in patients with unexplained chronic urticaria it is opportune to investigate for a possible CD, even if there are no or few specific symptoms of intestinal inflammatory disease.
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, University of Palermo, Italy.
authors: Pasquale
authors: P
authors: Mansueto
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Carroccio
authors: Sveva
authors: S
authors: Corsale
authors: Gabriele
authors: G
authors: Di Lorenzo
authors: Lidia
authors: L
authors: Di Prima
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Pirrone
authors: Ada Maria
authors: AM
authors: Florena
authors: Gaetana
authors: G
authors: Di Fede