["Metastatic" Crohn's disease of the penis]

Ann Pathol. 1996 Sep;16(4):296-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Inflammatory genital cutaneous involvement of Crohn's disease is a rare complication. In a 23 year old man, who had colonic Crohn's disease treated by colectomy 3 years earlier, a phimosis revealed a penile localisation of Crohn's disease. "Metastatic" locations of Crohn's disease are defined by granulomas sitting at a distance from the injured bowel. Their clinical manifestations are misleading and their course is independent of the digestive disease. In our patient, after failure of classical therapy, cyclosporin A permitted a slow regression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Colectomy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Crohn Disease / drug therapy
  • Crohn Disease / pathology*
  • Crohn Disease / surgery
  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
  • Granuloma / drug therapy
  • Granuloma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penile Diseases / drug therapy
  • Penile Diseases / pathology*
  • Remission Induction / methods

Substances

  • Cyclosporine