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- Title
Crohn's Disease and Gastrocnemius Vasculitis: Two New Cases.
- Authors
Disdier, P.; Swiader, L.; Harlé, J. R.; Pellissier, J. F.; Branger, Figarella; Gérolami, A.; Veit, V.; Arlet, Ph.; Weiller, P. J.
- Abstract
We report two cases of gastrocnemius muscle vasculitis revealing Crohn's disease. Gastrocnemius muscle biopsy evidenced a necrotizing vasculitis resembling panarteritis nodosa in one case; a nonnecrotizing vasculitis was found in the other case. Neither of the patients had systemic vasculitic involvement, and the muscle disease resembled calf muscle-located panarteritis nodosa. Our literature review shows five cases of calf-located myalgia occurring during Crohn's disease characterized by heterogenous histopathological findings including vasculitic and myositic lesions. Thus, faced with calf located myalgia with vasculitis or myositis, a search for Crohn's disease is probably necessary to determine precisely the frequency and the etiopathogenic mechanisms this association.
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1997, Vol 92, Issue 5, p880
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Academic Journal