Metastatic Crohn�s disease in a Chinese girl

JTHT Yu, LY Chong, KC Lee
Yaumatei Dermatology Clinic, 12/F, Yaumatei Specialist Clinic, 143 Battery Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Metastatic Crohn�s disease, in which non-caseating granulomatous infiltration of the skin occurs at sites separated from the gastro-intestinal tract by normal tissue, is the least common dermatologic manifestation of Crohn�s disease. We report a 15-year-old girl with metastatic Crohn�s disease presenting as granulomatous vulvar papules and nodules with typical histopathologic features. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of metastatic Crohn�s disease in Chinese children reported in the English medical literature.

Hong Kong Med J 2006;12:467-9

Key word: Crohn's disease