ULCERATIVE-COLITIS ASSOCIATED WITH WEBER-CHRISTIAN PANNICULITIS AND MUSCULITIS - A CASE-REPORT

A case of 22-year-old man suffering from ulcerative colitis, in whom W eber-Christian panni culitis and musculitis occurred simultaneously, i s reported. He had suffered from ulcerative colitis for 7 years and he again had bloody stools 1 month before being admitted. Two weeks befo re admission, large (2-4cm) subcutaneous tumors appeared. Weber-Christ ian panniculitis, musculitis, and active stage ulcerative colitis were diagnosed. All the symptoms went into remission after steroid therapy . The possibility of the existence of a common antigen in enterobacter ial wall, colonic epithelium, and adipose tissue was suggested.