A case of linear IgA disease occurring in a patient with colonic Crohn's disease.

Birnie, A J; Perkins, W · Br J Dermatol · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Linear IgA disease has been reported in association with inflammatory bowel disease, in particular ulcerative colitis. We experienced a case of linear IgA disease that occurred simultaneously with colonic Crohn's disease in a 55-year-old woman and rather unusually both skin and bowel disease improved in tandem. We report the presentation, investigations and subsequent improvement of our patient and speculate on possible causes.

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