Dermatology · UKMLA & AKT

Skin signs in inflammatory bowel disease

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise skin signs in inflammatory bowel disease — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.

Key high-yield points

  • IBD (Crohn's disease and UC) causes extra-intestinal skin manifestations in up to 40% of patients
  • Key skin signs: erythema nodosum, pyoderma gangrenosum (PG), aphthous ulcers, psoriasis, perianal skin changes (CD)
  • CD affects the GI tract from mouth to anus; most commonly affects the ileum - explaining weight loss from malabsorption

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