As a Crohn’s patient, I’ve been dealing with extraintestinal manifestations(EIMs) for the past several years. Besides anemia, removal of a kidney stone and joint pain in my hands and feet, I’m dealing with painful lesions on my abdomen, back and face.
I never really thought much of it at first. My primary care cultured one of the sores. It tested positive for staph so I had to take antibiotics which got rid of them for a few months.
They appeared again so another culture was done, and it tested positive for staph again. So a stronger dose of the antibiotic was prescribed.
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