Bowel-Associated-Dermatosis-Arthritis Syndrome (BADAS) as early presentation of ulcerative colitis in an adolescent girl

Hannah Russell Johns; Nayha Shetty; Joshua Cash; Tejesh Patel; Crystal Pourciau

doi:10.1111/pde.14954

Bowel-Associated-Dermatosis-Arthritis Syndrome (BADAS) as early presentation of ulcerative colitis in an adolescent girl

Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Jul;39(4):643-645. doi: 10.1111/pde.14954. Epub 2022 Feb 22.

Authors

Hannah Russell Johns¹, Nayha Shetty², Joshua Cash¹, Tejesh Patel¹, Crystal Pourciau¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 35191547
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14954

Abstract

A 14-year-old girl presented with fevers, joint pain, leukocytosis, and painful, fluctuant skin lesions, preceded by a 2-week history of abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Workup revealed bowel-associated-dermatosis-arthritis syndrome (BADAS) in the setting of ulcerative colitis, a rare finding in the pediatric population.

Keywords: Crohn's disease; arthritis; dermatitis; inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arthralgia / diagnosis
Arthralgia / etiology
Arthritis* / diagnosis
Arthritis* / etiology
Child
Colitis, Ulcerative* / complications
Colitis, Ulcerative* / diagnosis
Dermatitis*
Female
Humans
Skin Diseases*