A Case of Erythema Nodosum Associated with Ulcerative Colitis.
- Author:
In Wook LEE
;
Soo Jung KIM
;
Sung Ku AHN
;
Won Soo LEE
;
Eung Ho CHOI
;
Kyeong Han YOON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Erythema Nodosum Ulcerative Colitis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adolescent;
Barium;
Biopsy;
Colitis, Ulcerative*;
Enema;
Erythema Nodosum*;
Erythema*;
Female;
Humans;
Leukocytosis;
Lower Extremity;
Occult Blood;
Prednisolone;
Sigmoidoscopy;
Skin;
Subcutaneous Fat;
Sulfasalazine;
Ulcer*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1995;33(6):1164-1167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of erythema nodosurn associated with ulcerative colitis which occurred in a 13-year-old girl who showed well demarcated, painful, erythematous nodules and plaques on both upper and lower extremities. The patient also experienced frequent intermittent abdominal pain and bloody stools for about 1 year. Laboratory findings revealed polymorphonuclear leukocytosis and occult blood in the stool. Findings of sigmoidoscopy, barium enema, and rectal biopsy were consistent. with ulcerative colitis. A skin biopsy from the lesion on the right shin revealed a moderate inflammatory cell infiltrate in the septa of the subcutaneous fat layer, composed chiefly of lymphohistiocytes and a few epitheloid cells. The symptoms and signs responded well to orally administered prednisolone and sulfasalazine.
