Crohn's disease: An unusual cause of dyspareunia

Abstract

The commonest dermatological manifestation of Crohn's disease is direct extension of the disease from the affected bowel, such as perianal lesions or extension on to the anterior abdominal wall after surgical treatment. A much rarer and only recently recognised complication is metastatic Crohn's disease, in which skin lesions occur in a site distant from the gastrointestinal disease. Disease of the groins, male genitalia, submammary region, and postauricular area have been reported.1-3 The present case describes vulval lesions and resulted in gynaecological referral. © 1977, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.