Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis associated with ulcerative colitis: A case report

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare disease of bone first described by Giedion et al in 1972. It is associated with several pathologic processes including psoriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis, and SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis). The only published association of CRMO and Crohn's disease was reported by Bognar et al in 1998. The authors describe the association of CRMO and ulcerative colitis (UC) in a 12-year-old girl. As far as the authors know, this is the first published report of CRMO associated with UC and the second of CRMO associated with inflammatory bowel diseases. J Pediatr Surg 35:1520-1522. Copyright (C) 2000 by W.B. Saunders Company.