A 30-year-old woman with a history of Crohn's disease presents with painful red bumps on her legs. She also reports joint pain. What could these new symptoms suggest?
These symptoms suggest that she may be experiencing extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease. The painful red bumps on her legs could be erythema nodosum, and the joint pain could be a form of peripheral arthritis. Both are common extraintestinal manifestations of IBD. The treatment typically involves controlling the underlying inflammatory bowel disease.