Cutaneous Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Clinical Pearls for Gastroenterologists

Authors

  • Jennifer Lipson, MD, FRCPC

Abstract

As clinicians’ knowledge about the relationship between inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and the integumentary system continues to expand, gastroenterologists and dermatologists need to know about the disease associations involved and understand the impact of treatments on these immune conditions in order to provide care to these medically complex patients.

Author Biography

Jennifer Lipson, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Jennifer Lipson is a medical dermatologist in Ottawa practising at West Ottawa Specialty Care. She is a lecturer at the University of Ottawa and an associate physician at The Ottawa Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). She serves as a committee member for the Ottawa Dermatology Clinical and Scientific Biannual Meeting, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Subspecialty Committee for Dermatology and on the Ontario Medical Association Section on Dermatology Executive Committee. Her clinical interests include immune mediated inflammatory diseases, hormonal acne and skin cancer. Dr. Lipson also serves on the medical advisory committee for the Acne and Rosacea Society of Canada.

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2023-06-28

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Cutaneous Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical Pearls for Gastroenterologists. Can IBD Today [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 28 [cited 2026 Mar. 31];1(2):17–23. Available from: https://canadianibdtoday.com/article/view/1-2-lipson

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Cutaneous Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical Pearls for Gastroenterologists. Can IBD Today [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 28 [cited 2026 Mar. 31];1(2):17–23. Available from: https://canadianibdtoday.com/article/view/1-2-lipson