Shohdy Kyrillus S, Rashad Wegdan, Elmeligui Ahmed
Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Middle East J Dig Dis. 2018 Jan;10(1):50-54. doi: 10.15171/mejdd.2017.91. Epub 2018 Jan 12.
Skin manifestations can herald, co-exist, or follow the evolution of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We report a middle-aged man with recent onset alopecia universalis and a history of intermittent diarrheal attacks for 6 years. Colonscopy and biopsy sampling confirmed ulcerative colitis. Regrowth of hair was achieved by treating the patient with azathioprine and mesalamine. Clinicians have to be aware that a multitude of skin manifestations with history of diarrhea can be an extraintestinal manifestation of IBD such as ulcerative colitis and this warrants further investigation.
皮肤表现可能先于、与炎症性肠病(IBD)同时出现或在其病程中出现。我们报告了一名中年男性,近期出现全秃,并有6年间歇性腹泻发作史。结肠镜检查和活检取样证实为溃疡性结肠炎。通过使用硫唑嘌呤和美沙拉嗪治疗该患者,实现了毛发再生。临床医生必须意识到,有腹泻病史的多种皮肤表现可能是IBD(如溃疡性结肠炎)的肠外表现,这值得进一步调查。