Metastatic cutaneous Crohn's disease of the face: a case report and review of the literature

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Oct;23(10):954-6. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328348d706.

Abstract

Metastatic cutaneous Crohn's disease is one of the most uncommon cutaneous extraintestinal manifestations. The face is the rarest location, with only eight cases described in the literature. We report a rare case of a young man with Crohn's disease and two granulomatous lesions on the face in a nodular form. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of metastatic Crohn's disease of the forehead with the features of nodules. A review of the literature concerning metastatic Crohn's disease is also provided.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Crohn Disease / pathology*
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology*
  • Female
  • Forehead
  • Granuloma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / pathology
  • Young Adult