Recurrent subcutaneous abscess of the sternal region in ulcerative colitis.

Murata, I; Satoh, K; Yoshikawa, I; Masumoto, A; Sasaki, E; Otsuki, M · Am J Gastroenterol · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

An 18-yr-old female patient with extensive ulcerative colitis suffered from several episodes of recurrent aseptic subcutaneous abscesses of the sternal region with a course paralleling that of her colitis. The abscess seemed to occur secondarily to osteomyelitis of the sternum, which is a manifestation of the synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteomyelitis (SAPHO) syndrome.

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