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Recurrent subcutaneous abscess of the sternal region in ulcerative colitis
I Murata1, K Satoh, I Yoshikawa
1Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, and The Kyoritsu Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|March 23, 1999
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.