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Query: UMLS:C0021390 (
inflammatory bowel disease
)
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In the evaluation of patients with
inflammatory bowel disease
, assessment of extraintestinal manifestations of disease is integral to clinical management. The patient described in this case is a 24-year-old woman with a history of inflammatory colonic Crohn's disease (CD) who presented to the hospital with one week of
vaginal pain
and swelling. Initial assessment focused on infectious etiologies, though final diagnosis of vulvar CD was made on biopsy. Clinical course and treatment of vulvar CD are poorly defined in existing literature. This case highlights the multidisciplinary management of
inflammatory bowel disease
patients and successful treatment of a rare extraintestinal manifestation with anti-interleukin 12/23 therapy.
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PMID:Rapid Resolution of Vulvar Crohn's Disease With Ustekinumab. 3319 30
