Community Mental Health And Wellbeing: A Case Study
September 2010
in “
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
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Studysummary This case report highlights that treating ulcerative colitis with azathioprine and mesalamine led to hair regrowth in a middle-aged man with recent onset alopecia universalis, suggesting skin manifestations can be an extraintestinal indication of the disease.
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A case study reported a middle-aged man with alopecia universalis and a 6-year history of intermittent diarrhea, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis through colonoscopy and biopsy. Treatment with azathioprine and mesalamine led to hair regrowth. The study highlighted the importance for clinicians to recognize that skin manifestations, alongside diarrhea, could indicate extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis, and should prompt further investigation.
