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Ulcerative Colitis Accompanied with Sarcoidosis and Dermatomyositis: Report of a Case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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We report a rare case of ulcerative colitis with sarcoidosis and dermatomyositis. A 33-year old woman had a ten-year history of ulcerative colitis and dermatomyositis. After nine-year maintenance treatment with sulphasalazine and steroids, she underwent a proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis because of deterioration of ulcerative colitis. One year after the operation, she noticed some subcutaneous masses in the right forearm and left lower leg. A total biopsy of the mass was performed, and noncaseous epithelioid granulomas were found in the specimen. Chest roentgenogram and chest computed tomography showed hilar adenopathy and a diffuse granular shadow. The diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made. Concomitant development of ulcerative colitis and sarcoidosis may not be incidental, and there may be a common factor in the two diseases. Ulcerative colitis also may be a part of a systemic disorder associated with abnormal immune reactions. Complications by disorders associated with other immunologic abnormalities, as noted in this patient, should be kept in mind in the management of ulcerative colitis.

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  1. Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan

    Tadataka Hayashi M.D., Toshio Nakamura M.D., Kiyotaka Kurachi M.D., Yosuke Asai M.D., Akihito Nakajima M.D., Shohachi Suzuki M.D. & Hiroyuki Konno M.D.

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Presented at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW)-Japan 2005 meeting, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, October 5 to 8, 2005.

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Hayashi, T., Nakamura, T., Kurachi, K. et al. Ulcerative Colitis Accompanied with Sarcoidosis and Dermatomyositis: Report of a Case. Dis Colon Rectum 51, 474–476 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-007-9165-4

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