Upper limb erythema nodosum: the first presentation of Crohn's disease

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Inflammatory bowel disease can present with extraintestinal features as the patient's only complaint. The erythema nodosum (EN) initially affected the upper limbs only, reminding us that signs do not always present in a classical fashion. The presence of EN should prompt t...

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Autor principal: Faulkes, R E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25614807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.87
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Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Inflammatory bowel disease can present with extraintestinal features as the patient's only complaint. The erythema nodosum (EN) initially affected the upper limbs only, reminding us that signs do not always present in a classical fashion. The presence of EN should prompt the clinician to look for any underlying cause.

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