Metastatic Crohn's disease of the umbilicus: An exceptional location].

M Letzelter, C Andrianjafy, S Marin, S Rocour, L-R De Ybarlucea, H Maillard

La Revue de medecine interne 2022 Jan

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Cutaneous manifestations of Crohn's disease are frequent and include metastatic lesions. These are separated from the digestive tract and affect particularly the limbs and major folds. Umbilical involvement is exceptional. A 93-year-old woman followed for 6 years for Crohn's disease, in remission on infliximab, 5mg/kg every 8 weeks, consulted for a fissured and painful omphalitis. Histology revealed epithelioid granulomas without necrosis in the dermis, leading to the diagnosis of umbilical cutaneous metastasis of Crohn's disease. Infliximab intensification every 6 weeks led to a positive outcome. We report a unique case of umbilical metastatic localization of Crohn's disease occurring during treatment with anti-TNF alpha. The diagnosis was based on skin biopsy and histology which found epithelioid granulomas without caseous necrosis. Copyright © 2021 Société Nationale Française de Médecine Interne (SNFMI). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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M Letzelter, C Andrianjafy, S Marin, S Rocour, L-R De Ybarlucea, H Maillard. Metastatic Crohn's disease of the umbilicus: An exceptional location]. La Revue de medecine interne. 2022 Jan;43(1):54-56