Open Access Case report

Bowel associated dermatosis – arthritis syndrome: a case report

Dayavathi Ashok1* and Patrick Kiely2

Author Affiliations

1 Rheumatology, Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust, High Wycombe, UK

2 Rheumatology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

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Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007, 1:81 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-81

Published: 5 September 2007

Abstract

We report a rare case of Bowel Associated Dermatosis – Arthritis Syndrome in a young patient with complex Crohn's disease who presented with fever, arthritis, rash and worsening of diarrhea with abdominal pain, who promptly responded to a short course of steroids.