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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 4022-4024
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.4022
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.4022
Fulminant ulcerative colitis associated with steroid-resistant minimal change disease and psoriasis: A case report
Ka-Ho Lok, Hiu-Gong Hung, Wai-Man Yip, Kin-Kong Li, Kam-Fu Li, Ming-Leung Szeto, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ka-Ho Lok, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China. lokkaho@netvigator.com
Telephone: +852-24685111
Received: February 18, 2007
Revised: March 5, 2007
Accepted: March 21, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
Revised: March 5, 2007
Accepted: March 21, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
Abstract
A 43-year-old Chinese patient with a history of psoriasis developed fulminant ulcerative colitis after immunosuppressive therapy for steroid-resistant minimal change disease was stopped. Minimal change disease in association with inflammatory bowel disease is a rare condition. We here report a case showing an association between ulcerative colitis, minimal change disease, and psoriasis. The possible pathological link between 3 diseases is discussed.