Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-WULFF, Erika  and  O'NEILL, Gloria. Extraintestinal manifestations in ulcerative proctocolitis: A case report. Gen [online]. 2013, vol.67, n.3, pp.160-165. ISSN 0016-3503.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) the most common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),¹ is a chronic disease that causes uncontrolled recurrent inflammation of the colon,² characterized by mucosal ulceration, rectal bleeding, diarrhea and abdominal pain.³ A third of patients may develop extraintestinal manifestation.^4,5 In UC these manifestations are often associated with disease activity.^5,6 We present a case of a patient with UC who presented extraintestinal cutaneous, ocular and oral mucosa, with resolution of the same post-treatment.

Keywords : Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Ulcerative Colitis; Extraintestinal Manifestations.

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