Cutaneous manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), mainly chronic unspecific ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease have increased in incidence in the last decades. These have multiple extraintestinal manifestations, with those of the skin appearing after the intestinal clinical presentation. These are classified as: granulomatous dermatosis, reactive dermatosis, and those secondary to treatment of IBD, and other dermatosis. This article presents the pathogenesis, clinical approach, treatment and expected evolution of these manifestations.