Metastatic cutaneous Crohn's disease in a child

Metastatic cutaneous Crohn's disease (MCD) is defined as histologically characteristic granulomas of Crohn's disease occurring distant to and separate from the gastrointestinal tract [1]. MCD is rare, especially in children, and the genitalia are the most common site of MCD [2]. We report an unusual case of a 13-year-old boy with a 6-month history of skin lesions on his chest, which were finally diagnosed as MCD. He had experienced intermittent abdominal pain, chronic constipation and recurrent perianal [...]