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Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa and Crohn's disease

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We report a case of a 57-year-old woman who presented simultaneously cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa and Crohn's disease of the colon. Although similar pathogenic hypotheses have been reported, the association of both diseases is exceptional.

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  1. Unit Rheumatology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain

    J. Graña Gil, J. Sánchez Bursón & F. Galdo Fernandez

  2. Unit Digestive System, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain

    P. Alonso Aquirre & J. L. Vázquez Iglesias

  3. Department of Pathology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain

    M. T. Yebra Pimentel

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Gil, J.G., Aquirre, P.A., Pimentel, M.T.Y. et al. Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa and Crohn's disease. Clin Rheumatol 10, 196–200 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02207664

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