[Sternal osteomyelitis associated with a severe attack of ulcerative colitis with multiple extra-intestinal manifestations]. / Osteomielitis esternal asociada a un brote severo de colitis ulcerosa con múltiples manifestaciones extraintestinales.

A case of ulcerative colitis in which multiple extraintestinal manifestations: erythema nodosum, pyoderma gangrenosum, vesicle pustule lesions, aseptic osteomyelitis and possible local myositis appeared in the course of an acute decompensation is presented. The pathogenesis of these lesions are discussed and the not previously reported association between ulcerative colitis and aseptic osteomyelitis is presented.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica in secondary alcoholic hemochromatosis.

Yersinia enterocolitica is a rare cause of systemic infections, including spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Most reported cases have been in patients with iron overload or host defenses compromised by chronic illnesses. We report the case of an alcoholic patient with hemochromatosis who developed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica.