Dermatological manifestations of ulcerative colitis in Sri Lanka how different is it?
Abstract
The objective was to determine the dermatological manifestations of ulcerative colitis (UC) in a Sri Lankan population; to compare our results with a Sri Lankan control group and with data from Western studies. 38 patients with a diagnosis of UC participated. Unlike in Western countries, Erythema nodosum and Pyoderma gangrenosum were not seen. But other skin manifestations not described in Western literature and not seen in the control group were found. Many of these turned out to be side effects to the commonly used drug sulphasalazine.
© 2000 D Renuka Mahanama, A H Sheriffdeen, W D H Perera, T K Sripathy, published by Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
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