Catalog

Metastatic cutaneous Crohn disease

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Metastatic cutaneous Crohn disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/755840958

An uncommon manifestation of Crohn disease involving cutaneous sites not contiguous with the gastrointestinal tract. It may present as cutaneous ulcers, plaques, papules or nodules. It has a predilection for the genitalia, where it may cause lymphoedema. Other recognised sites include the skin folds, infra-mammary area and the limbs. It may precede or follow its presentation in the gastrointestinal tract. There is little correlation between the activity of the cutaneous and intestinal disease.