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Case report: cobblestone
Perianal Crohn’s disease masquerading as perianal warts
  1. M Garg1,
  2. M Kawsar1,
  3. G E Forster1,
  4. N J Medows2
  1. 1Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Ambrose King Centre, Barts and The London NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK
  2. 2Department of Paediatrics, Barts and The London NHS Trust, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr M Garg, Ambrose King Centre, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UK;
 bmmalini{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.78.4.302

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    We describe a case of severe perianal Crohn’s disease masquerading as perianal warts in a non-sexually active adolescent girl presenting to a genitourinary medicine clinic. Perianal Crohn’s disease should always be suspected in children and adolescents presenting with perianal skin manifestations to any healthcare settings in order to avoid delay in diagnosis and treatment of this chronic disabling condition.

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