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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2008; 14(15): 2448-2450
Published online Apr 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2448
Published online Apr 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2448
Ulcerative colitis presenting as leukocytoclastic vasculitis of skin
Sabiye Akbulut, Ersan Ozaslan, Firdevs Topal, Burcak Kayhan, Cumali Efe, Department of Gastroenterology, Numune Education and Training Hospital, Ankara 06660, Turkey
Levent Albayrak, Department of Pathology, Numune Education and Training Hospital, Ankara 06660, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S and Ozaslan E contributed equally to this work; Topal F, Kayhan B, Albayrak L and Efe C wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Ersan Ozaslan, Department of Gastroen-terology, Numune Education and Training Hospital, Ileri Mah. Mektep Sok. No: 7/10, Kurtulus 06660, Ankara, Turkey. er72@hotmail.com
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Received: December 10, 2007
Revised: March 4, 2008
Published online: April 21, 2008
Revised: March 4, 2008
Published online: April 21, 2008
Abstract
A number of cutaneous changes are known to occur in the course of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema nodosum, perianal disease, erythematous eruptions, urticaria, and purpura. However, occurrence of skin manifestations prior to the development of ulcerative colitis is a rare occasion. Here, we report a case of ulcerative colitis associated with leukocytoclastic vasculitis in which the intestinal symptoms became overt 8 mo after the development of skin lesions.
Keywords: Leukocytoclastic vasculitis; Ulcerative colitis; Skin; Extra-intestinal; Primary sclerosing cholangitis