Report of a Rare Case of Nasal Mucosa Pyoderma Vegetans in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis.

Some dermatologic manifestations are common in ulcerative colitis (UC). Herein, we present a 36-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis and uncommon nasal mucosa pyoderma vegetans. The patient presented to our hospital with symptoms of active colitis and a concomitant 3x4x5 cm dermato-mucosal lesion...

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Publicado en:Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 38 - 42
Autores principales: Vahedi, Homayoon, Nozari, Neda, Sotoudeh, Masoud
Formato: case study pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Iranian Association of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Apr2015
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Sumario:Some dermatologic manifestations are common in ulcerative colitis (UC). Herein, we present a 36-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis and uncommon nasal mucosa pyoderma vegetans. The patient presented to our hospital with symptoms of active colitis and a concomitant 3x4x5 cm dermato-mucosal lesion in her left nasal lumen. After surgery of the mucosal lesion, the treatment for her active colitis was initiated with intravenous infliximab and oral asacol. After a 1 -year follow-up, no sign of recurrence favoring mucosal lesion was noted and symptoms of ulcerative colitis were managed properly.