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Hofmann AG, Deinsberger J, Oszwald A, Weber B. The Histopathology of Leg Ulcers. Dermatopathology (Basel) 2024; 11:62-78. [PMID: 38390849 PMCID: PMC10885126 DOI: 10.3390/dermatopathology11010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Ulcerations of the lower extremities are a frequently encountered problem in clinical practice and are of significant interest in public health due to the high prevalence of underlying pathologies, including chronic venous disease, diabetes and peripheral arterial occlusive disease. However, leg ulcers can also present as signs and symptoms of various rare diseases and even as an adverse reaction to drugs. In such cases, correct diagnosis ultimately relies on histopathological examination. Apart from the macroscopic presentation, patient history and anatomic location, which are sometimes indicative, most ulcers have very distinct histopathological features. These features are found in different layers of the skin or even associated vessels. In this narrative review, we discuss and highlight the histopathological differences of several types of leg ulcers that can contribute to efficient and accurate diagnosis.
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- Amun Georg Hofmann
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Mondal S, Ghosh SK, Biswas SK, Das Pramanik J, Das S. Profile of Nonvenereal Female Genital Dermatoses: A Cross-Sectional Study From Eastern India. J Low Genit Tract Dis 2022; 26:276-282. [PMID: 35763612 DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Nonvenereal genital dermatoses may be a reason for considerable concern to the patient and often pose diagnostic dilemma to the treating physicians. The objective of the present study was to find out the demographical and clinical profile of nonvenereal genital dermatoses including systemic comorbidities in a tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was an observational study, carried out at the outpatient department of dermatology of a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India over a period of 12 months. Female patients with genital lesions were included in the study after excluding venereal disease. Results were tabulated and analyzed. RESULTS A total of 189 female patients were evaluated having 39 different dermatoses. The age ranged from 2 months to 72 years with most patients belonged to the fourth decade and 70.4% patients were from reproductive age group. Most of the patients were literate (81%) and hailing from rural areas. Most of them were homemakers and belonged to lower socioeconomic status (42.3%). Itching (77.3%) was the most common presenting complaint followed by burning sensation (9.5%). Common dermatoses encountered were vulval candidiasis (40.7%), lichen sclerosus (15.3%), tinea cruris (13.8%), lichen planus (4.2%), vitiligo (3.2%), irritant contact dermatitis (2.6%), psoriasis (2.6%), lichen simplex chronicus (2.1%), among others. Most common associated comorbidity was diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSIONS This study provides important data on the spectrum of vulvar diseases in Eastern Indian patients and emphasizes the importance of proper and timely diagnosing nonvenereal vulvar dermatoses.
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- Satarupa Mondal
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, R. G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a reactive non-infectious inflammatory dermatosis falling under the spectrum of the neutrophilic dermatoses. There are several subtypes, with 'classical PG' as the most common form in approximately 85% cases. This presents as an extremely painful erythematous lesion which rapidly progresses to a blistered or necrotic ulcer. There is often a ragged undermined edge with a violaceous/erythematous border. The lower legs are most frequently affected although PG can present at any body site. Other subtypes include bullous, vegetative, pustular, peristomal and superficial granulomatous variants. The differential diagnosis includes all other causes of cutaneous ulceration as there are no definitive laboratory or histopathological criteria for PG. Underlying systemic conditions are found in up to 50% of cases and thus clinicians should investigate thoroughly for such conditions once a diagnosis of PG has been made. Treatment of PG remains largely anecdotal, with no national or international guidelines, and is selected according to severity and rate of progression. Despite being a well-recognised condition, there is often a failure to make an early diagnosis of PG. This diagnosis should be actively considered when assessing ulcers, as prompt treatment may avoid the complications of prolonged systemic therapy, delayed wound healing and scarring.
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Aljohmani L, Abdul-Jalil K, deBlacam C, Murphy G, O'Sullivan J. A rare case of adult scalp pyoderma gangrenosum with cranial osteolysis. JPRAS Open 2018; 15:81-85. [PMID: 32158803 PMCID: PMC7061570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpra.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare and painful idiopathic skin condition that has one or more areas of chronic ulceration with well demarcated and undermined borders. Bone osteolysis (the pathological destruction of bone tissue) secondary to PG is a rare phenomenon with limited cases reported in children only. This is the first case report of scalp PG with cranial osteolysis in an 80-year-old adult, with an initial presentation mimicking skin carcinoma. This case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting discussion, diagnosis of PG by exclusion and the successful treatment of this patient's PG eroding to the bone.
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- L. Aljohmani
- Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont road, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Pediatric pyoderma gangrenosum: is it just big wounds on little adults? J Surg Res 2016; 206:113-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an unusual ulcerating cutaneous process frequently representing a dermatologic manifestation of a systemic disease including myeloproliferative disorders. This article describes the first case of PG associated with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AML-M7). This case determined that the morphology of blast forms present within the lesion represented by PG, including elongated cytoplasmic projections, frayed shaggy cytoplasm, and appearance of adhesion of blasts to each other, are suggestive, though not diagnostic, of megakaryoblast. Identification of microthrombi within PG, suggestion of adhesion of circulating megakaryoblasts, and previous reported cases of patients with AML-M7 and patients with PG associated with myeloproliferative disorders exhibiting thrombotic or coagulopathies suggest that a localized microangiopathic consumptive coagulopathy or microthrombotic ischemic process might be considered in the etiology and pathogenesis of PG.
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- Byron E. Crawford
- Department ot Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Xue Y, Cohen JM, Wright NA, Merola JF. Skin Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Therapy-Induced Cutaneous Side Effects. Am J Clin Dermatol 2016; 17:147-62. [PMID: 26649439 DOI: 10.1007/s40257-015-0167-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects the joints, but may exhibit extra-articular, including cutaneous, manifestations such as rheumatoid nodules, rheumatoid vasculitis, granulomatous skin disorders, and neutrophilic dermatoses. A large burden of cutaneous disease may be an indication of RA disease activity and the need for more aggressive treatment. Many of the therapeutic agents used to treat RA can also result in cutaneous adverse effects, which pose their own diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Anti-TNFα agents, in particular, have a wide variety of adverse effects including psoraisiform eruptions, granulomatous conditions, and cutaneous connective tissue disorders. Herein we provide an update on the clinical presentations and management of RA-associated cutaneous findings as well as drug-induced cutaneous effects, with particular attention to the adverse effects of biologic disease-modifying agents.
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Kwon HI, Paek JO, Kim JE, Ro YS, Ko JY. Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient with Hereditary Spherocytosis. INT J LOW EXTR WOUND 2015; 15:92-5. [PMID: 26711368 DOI: 10.1177/1534734615623432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, relapsing cutaneous disease with 4 distinctive clinical manifestations: ulcerative, bullous, pustular, and vegetative lesions. It mainly occurs in adults and is frequently associated with systemic diseases, most commonly inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatologic disease, or hematological dyscrasias. However, there have been no previous reports of PG in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis, a common inherited hemolytic anemia. We report here a unique case of PG in a 15-year-old boy with underlying hereditary spherocytosis.
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- Hyoung Il Kwon
- Hanyang University Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Hanyang University Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Hanyang University Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Hanyang University Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Hanyang University Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Radhika AG, Singal A, Radhakrishnan G, Singh S. Pyoderma gangrenosum following a routine caesarean section: Pseudo-infection in a caesarean wound. Qatar Med J 2015; 2015:1. [PMID: 26535169 PMCID: PMC4614332 DOI: 10.5339/qmj.2015.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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A 22-year-old booked primigravida underwent lower segment caesarean section for breech presentation. She developed signs and symptoms of wound infection by the fourth postoperative day. This was initially managed with antibiotics and wound dressing, but debridement was later undertaken after consulting surgeons. This resulted in an alarming worsening of the wound with sudden and fast increase in its size along with systemic symptoms. Wound biopsy established the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum. The patient's management included oral medication with prednisolone, cyclosporin and dapsone and wound care. There was a dramatic response to this treatment. The wound completely healed by the eighth postoperative month. The oral medications were tapered off slowly and stopped by that time.
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- A G Radhika
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital Delhi, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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Sakata KK, Penupolu S, Colby TV, Gotway MB, Wesselius LJ. Pulmonary pyoderma gangrenosum without cutaneous manifestations. CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2014; 10:508-11. [DOI: 10.1111/crj.12240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Kenneth Kazuto Sakata
- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Pulmonary Medicine; Mayo Clinic Arizona; Scottsdale AZ USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Pulmonary Medicine; Mayo Clinic Arizona; Scottsdale AZ USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology; Division of Anatomic Pathology; Mayo Clinic Arizona; Scottsdale AZ USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Division of Pulmonary Medicine; Mayo Clinic Arizona; Scottsdale AZ USA
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Wu XR, Mukewar S, Kiran RP, Remzi FH, Hammel J, Shen B. Risk factors for peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum complicating inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis 2013; 7:e171-7. [PMID: 22959399 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Risk factors for peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum (PPG) are not well defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors associated with development of PPG. METHODS Both PPG patients and controls were obtained by searching a database of the Cleveland Clinic using the ICD-9 code from March 2005 to May 2011. The control group was selected by matching for underlying diseases and type of stoma in a ratio of 3:1. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS A total of 15 PPG cases and 45 controls were included. The mean age at the time of PPG diagnosis was 46.0 ± 14.4 years. The underlying disease was Crohn's disease in 7 patients (46.7%), ulcerative colitis in 7 (46.7%) and indeterminate colitis in 1 (6.7%). Eleven patients (73.3%) had end ileostomy, 3 (20.0%) had loop ileostomy and 1 (6.7%) had colostomy. Eleven patients (73.3%) had active intestinal disease. In multivariate analysis, female gender, the presence of concurrent autoimmune disorders, and a high body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with the presence of PPG, with odds ratios of 8.385 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.496-46.982, p=0.015), 6.882 (95% CI:1.438-32.941, p=0.016), and 9.895 (95% CI: 1.970-43.704, p=0.005), respectively. After a median follow-up of 12.8 (interquartile range: 7.9-20.1) months with appropriate therapy, PPG healed in 8 patients (53.3%) and improved in 7 (46.7%) patients, after treatment. CONCLUSIONS Female gender, the presence of autoimmune disorders and a high BMI appeared to be associated with an increased risk for the development of PPG in IBD patients.
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- Xian-rui Wu
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Pereira N, Brites MM, Gonçalo M, Tellechea O, Figueiredo A. Pyoderma gangrenosum--a review of 24 cases observed over 10 years. Int J Dermatol 2013; 52:938-45. [PMID: 23676016 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05451.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a disorder, included in the spectrum of neutrophilic and auto-inflammatory dermatoses, whose clinical aspects and outcome we intend to characterize. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a retrospective study based on files of patients diagnosed during a 10-year period (2000-2009), we evaluated demographic data, anatomic locations, number of lesions, clinical variants, associated diseases, treatment regimens, healing time, and recurrence. RESULTS A total of 24 patients were included, 19 women and five men (F/M = 3.8/1), aged between 17 and 89 years (mean 58.3 ± 24.6 years) with a diagnosis of PG. Lesions, single in 15 patients (62.5%) and multiple in nine (37.5%), were localized in the lower limbs in 19 patients (79.2%), upper limbs (4), abdomen (4), face (2) and genital area (1). Clinical variants observed were ulcerative (17 patients), pustular (4), bullous (2) and superficial granulomatous (1). Associated systemic diseases were observed in 18 patients (75%), gastrointestinal in seven patients (29.2%), hematological in seven (25%), autoimmune inflammatory in three (12%), and solid tumors in two (8.3%). Systemic steroids were used in the treatment, either alone in 10 patients (41.7%) or combined with cyclosporine in eight (33.3%). Complete healing was achieved in 20 patients, on average five months after diagnosis, but lesions recurred one or more times in four patients (16.7%). CONCLUSIONS As reported in the literature, PG is a rare disorder, more common in females, frequently associated with systemic disease, which compromises the prognosis.
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- Neide Pereira
- Department of Dermatology, Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Fimmel S, Zouboulis CC. Comorbidities of hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa). DERMATO-ENDOCRINOLOGY 2011; 2:9-16. [PMID: 21547142 DOI: 10.4161/derm.2.1.12490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Comorbidities of hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) were reviewed by extracting original and review publications included in MEDLINE, EMBASE and COCHRANE libraries using the terms "hidradenitis," "Verneuil" and "acne inversa." Follicular occlusion disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases, especially Crohn disease, spondylarthropathy, other hyperergic diseases, genetic keratin disorders associated with follicular occlusion and squamous cell carcinoma were the most common hidradenitis suppurativa comorbid diseases. A first classification of these major comorbidities and their possible genetic background reveals a list of chromosome loci and genes, which could be hidradenitis suppurativa candidates. Most of these diseases belong to the group of autoinflammatory disorders, where th17 cell cytokines seem to play a central role.
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- Sabine Fimmel
- Laboratory for Biogerontology; Dermato-Pharmacology and Dermato-Endocrinology; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology; Campus Benjamin Franklin; Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Zaba R, Schwartz R, Jarmuda S, Czarnecka-Operacz M, Silny W. Acne fulminans: explosive systemic form of acne. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 25:501-7. [PMID: 21029206 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03855.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acne fulminans (AF) is a rare severe form of acne vulgaris associated with systemic symptoms. It primarily affects male adolescents. Although the aetiology of AF remains unknown, many theories have been advanced to explain it. There have been reported associations with increased androgens, autoimmune complex disease and genetic pre-disposition. The disease is destructive, with the acute onset of painful, ulcerative nodules on the face, chest and back. The associated systemic manifestations such as fever, weight loss and musculoskeletal pain are usually present at the onset. The patients are febrile, with leucocytosis and an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate. They may require several weeks of hospitalization. The treatment of AF has been challenging; the response to traditional acne therapies is poor. The recommended treatment is aggressive and consists of a combination of oral steroids and isotretinoin. To avoid the relapses, duration of such treatment should not be less than 3-5 months. Although the prognosis for patients treated appropriately is good, these acute inflammatory nodules often heal with residual scarring.
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- R Zaba
- Department of Dermatology, Poznan University School of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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García-Rabasco A, Esteve-Martínez A, Zaragoza-Ninet V, Sánchez-Carazo J, Alegre-de-Miquel V. Pioderma gangrenoso asociado a hidrosadenitis supurativa: aportación de un caso y revisión de la literatura. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2010.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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García-Rabasco A, Esteve-Martínez A, Zaragoza-Ninet V, Sánchez-Carazo J, Alegre-de-Miquel V. Pyoderma Gangrenosum Associated with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(10)70702-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Kaplan R, Baitoo H, Kuchera E. Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum. J DERMATOL TREAT 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/09546639309084520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Yosunkaya Ş, Toy H, Genç E, Akın B, Maden E, Özer F. Pyoderma Gangrenosum Presenting with Pulmonary Cavitary Lesions. ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE 2009. [DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/82654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yüksel I, Başar O, Ataseven H, Ertuğrul I, Arhan M, Ibiş M, Dağli U, Demirel BT, Ulker A, Seçilmiş S, Saşmaz N. Mucocutaneous manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009; 15:546-50. [PMID: 19023896 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and features of the major cutaneous manifestations (erythema nodosum [EN] and pyoderma gangrenosum [PG]) and to determine the associations between cutaneous manifestations and other extraintestinal manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS The mucocutaneous manifestations of patients with IBD were studied between December 2002 and June 2007. All patients underwent a detailed whole body examination by a gastroenterologist and dermatologist. RESULTS In all, 352 patients were included in this study; 34 patients (9.3%) presented with at least 1 major cutaneous manifestation. The prevalence of EN (26 patients) and PG (8 patients) in IBD was 7.4% and 2.3%, respectively. EN was more common in Crohn's disease (16/118) than ulcerative colitis (10/234) (P = 0.002). EN was found to be related to disease activity of the bowel (P = 0.026). The prevalence of arthritis was significantly higher in the IBD patients with EN (11/26) than in IBD patients without EN (53/326) (P = 0.006). Arthritis was more common in IBD patients with PG (7/8) than in IBD patients without PG (57/344) (P = 0.00). IBD patients with PG were significantly more likely to have uveitis (1/8) compared with IBD patients without PG (5/344) (P = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS We found the prevalence of 2 important cutaneous manifestations to be 9.3% in IBD in Turkish patients. EN was found to be more common in Crohn's disease and is associated with an active episode of bowel disease and peripheral arthritis. In addition, PG was connected with uveitis and peripheral arthritis.
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- Ilhami Yüksel
- Department of Gastroenterology, Dişkapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disorder of the colon that is associated with several extraintestinal manifestations in multiple organs. Several mucous membrane and skin disorders occur in patients with UC. These disorders are not unique to UC and often occur secondary to other causes or in the absence of an apparent cause. One or more such disorders may occur together in association with UC. Mucous membrane and skin disorders may antedate, occur with, or postdate the onset of UC. The dermatologist plays an important role in suspecting the diagnosis of UC that presents with associated mucous membrane or skin disorders. This review covers the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, workup, and management of selected mucocutaneous manifestations in UC.
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- Shereen Timani
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0592, USA
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Dermatopathology for the surgical pathologist: a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders (part II). Adv Anat Pathol 2008; 15:350-69. [PMID: 18948765 DOI: 10.1097/pap.0b013e31818b1ac6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The accurate diagnosis of inflammatory conditions in dermatopathology requires integrating the histopathologic findings with the clinical features. This second part of a 2-part review of inflammatory cutaneous conditions presents a pattern-based approach to the diagnosis of dermatologic disorders and reviews the salient clinical and histologic features.
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Descheemaeker V, Aillet S, Morcel K, Gravier A, Meyer N, Levêque J. Pyoderma gangrenosum et cancer du sein : à propos d’un cas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 37:618-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2008.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2007] [Revised: 01/24/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare noninfectious neutrophilic dermatosis. Clinically it starts with sterile pustules that rapidly progress and turn into painful ulcers of variable depth and size with undermined violaceous borders. The legs are most commonly affected but other parts of the skin and mucous membranes may also be involved. Course can be mild or malignant, chronic or relapsing with remarkable morbidity. In many cases PG is associated with an underlying disease, most commonly inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatic or haematological disease and malignancy. Diagnosis of PG is based on history of an underlying disease, typical clinical presentation, histopathology, and exclusion of other diseases that would lead to a similar appearance. The peak of incidence occurs between the ages of 20 to 50 years with women being more often affected than men. Aetiology has not been clearly determined yet. The treatment of PG is a challenge. Randomized, double-blinded prospective multicenter trials for PG are not available. The best documented treatments are systemic corticosteroids and ciclosporin A. Combinations of steroids with cytotoxic drugs are used in resistant cases. The combination of steroids with sulfa drugs or immunosuppressants has been used as steroid-sparing modalities. Anti-tumor necrosis alpha therapy in Crohn's disease showed a rapid response of PG. Skin transplants and the application of bioengineered skin is useful in selected cases as a complement to the immunosuppressive treatment. Topical therapy with modern wound dressings is useful to minimize pain and the risk of secondary infections. Despite recent advances in therapy, the prognosis of PG remains unpredictable.
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- Uwe Wollina
- Department of Dermatology & Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Friedrichstrasse Dresden, Germany.
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Kalu PU, Williams G. Scalding as an unusual cause of pyoderma gangrenosum. Burns 2007; 33:105-8. [PMID: 17081694 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2005] [Accepted: 04/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Peter U Kalu
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dawson Ward, Third Floor, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK.
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Wenzel HC, Wollina U. Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as pyoderma gangrenosum. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1995.tb00278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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DOLAN O, BURROWS D, WALSH M. Pyoderma gangrenosum of the breast treated with low-dose cyclosporin A. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1997.tb02628.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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White LE, Villa MT, Petronic-Rosic V, Jiang J, Medenica MM. Pyoderma gangrenosum related to a new granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Skinmed 2006; 5:96-8. [PMID: 16603845 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-9740.2006.04575.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A 23-year-old Caucasian man diagnosed with stage IVB Hodgkin's disease was referred to a university oncology section after completing 1.5 cycles of chemotherapy. His chemotherapy consisted of doxorubicin HCL, bleomycin, dacarbazine, and vinblastine, with prophylactic administration of a granulocyte colony stimulating factor. He had developed postchemotherapy complications of possible cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis that required wound debridement. The wound and tissue cultures were negative. Biopsies taken at the time revealed a dense inflammatory infiltrate consistent with an abscess. Over the course of 2 months, the wound healed with systemic antibiotics. The patient was reluctant to resume chemotherapy for his Hodgkin's disease because of his previous presumed skin infections. However, positive emission tomographic scanning revealed disease progression. Doxorubicin, bleomycin, dacarbazine, and prophylactic pegfilgrastim (a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor), were administered. Vinblastine was excluded from the new regimen. Shortly after chemotherapy and an injection of pegfilgrastim, the patient developed poorly defined, rapidly progressive erythema, edema, and pain in his right forearm. He presented to the emergency room, was evaluated by the orthopedics service, and taken to the operating room for debridement of suspected necrotizing fasciitis. When the dermatology service consulted the following day, the patient had developed an erythematous, edematous, tender plaque on his chest. After developing two additional lesions that began to ulcerate despite treatment with imipenem, vancomycin, clindamycin, rifampin, and gentamicin, the patient consented to a skin biopsy. His wound cultures continued to be negative.
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- Lucile E White
- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has many extraintestinal manifestations. Cutaneous manifestations are usually related to the activity of the bowel disease but may have an independent course. Anyone presenting with IBD should be examined for cutaneous manifestations. Pyoderma gangrenosum is a severe painful ulcerating disease that requires moist wound management and, in the absence of secondary infection, systemic corticosteroids, cyclosporine, or both. Infliximab may also be used. Erythema nodosum is a common cause of tender red nodules of the shins. Management includes leg elevation, NSAIDs, and potassium iodide. Oral manifestations of IBD include aphthous stomatitis, mucosal nodularity (cobblestoning), and pyostomatitis vegetans. Treatment should be directed both at the cutaneous lesions and at the underlying systemic condition.
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- L B Trost
- Department of Dermatology, A61, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Ah-Weng A, Langtry JAA, Velangi S, Evans CD, Douglas WS. Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with hidradenitis suppurativa. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006; 30:669-71. [PMID: 16197385 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01897.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is associated with a number of systemic diseases. PG in association with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has been rarely reported. We describe six patients (three men, three women; aged 35--51 years), who developed PG on a background of HS. The onset of PG occurred only after HS had been present for at least two decades. No relationship in disease activity between the two conditions was observed. Three patients described previous severe adolescent acne vulgaris, one had concurrent systemic lupus erythematosus and another had chronic iron-deficiency anaemia. The course of PG was severe and refractory in four patients, who required treatment including high-dose oral corticosteroids, ciclosporin, intravenous immunoglobulin and intravenous cyclophosphamide.
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- A Ah-Weng
- Department of Dermatology, Monklands Hospital, Lanarkshire and Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
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Niezgoda JA, Cabigas EB, Allen HK, Simanonok JP, Kindwall EP, Krumenauer J. Managing Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Synergistic Approach Combining Surgical D??bridement, Vacuum-Assisted Closure, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Plast Reconstr Surg 2006; 117:24e-28e. [PMID: 16462310 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000200776.13868.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Jeffrey A Niezgoda
- Center for Comprehensive Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Aurora Health Care, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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Papageorgiou KI, Mathew RG, Kaniorou-Larai MG, Yiakoumetis A. Pyoderma gangrenosum in ulcerative colitis: considerations for an early diagnosis. BMJ 2005; 331:1323-4. [PMID: 16322022 PMCID: PMC1298858 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- K I Papageorgiou
- Department of Ophthalmology, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET.
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Mahajan AL, Ajmal N, Barry J, Barnes L, Lawlor D. Could your case of necrotising fascitis be Pyoderma gangrenosum? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 58:409-12. [PMID: 15780240 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2003] [Accepted: 11/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Necrotising fascitis is a fulminant infective process which can result in significant morbidity and can indeed be life threatening. It needs to be recognised early and managed aggressively with extensive surgical debridement followed by appropriate antibiotics. On the other hand, Pyoderma gangrenosum is a disease process that needs to be managed non-surgically. We present one such case, the diagnosis of which had treaded along the thin line between the two.
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- A L Mahajan
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Swale VJ, Saha M, Kapur N, Hoffbrand AV, Rustin MHA. Pyoderma gangrenosum outside the context of inflammatory bowel disease treated successfully with infliximab. Clin Exp Dermatol 2005; 30:134-6. [PMID: 15725238 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01681.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A 63-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia developed pyoderma gangrenosum following minor trauma to the leg. He required intensive inpatient management with a multitude of treatments including larval therapy, surgical debridement, ciclosporin, methotrexate, thalidomide, pulsed intravenous methylprednisolone and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin, clofazamine and high dose oral corticosteroids, none of which were helpful. Treatment complications included steroid-induced diabetes, Cushing's syndrome and perforated peptic ulcer. The pyoderma remained refractory to treatment and continued to extend until he received intravenous infliximab 5 mg/kg at weeks 0, 2 and 6.
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- V J Swale
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
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Budak E, Er H, Cagdas A, Karaman Y. Pyoderma gangrenosum at the incision site following gynecologic surgery. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004; 116:117-9. [PMID: 15294382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ramesh M Bhat
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Fr. Muller Medical College & Hospital, Kankanady, Mangalore-575 002, India.
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Cabral VLR, Miszputen SJ, Catapani WR. Anticorpo anticitoplasma de neutrófilos (ANCA) em pioderma gangrenoso, um marcador sorológico para associação com doenças sistêmicas: estudo de oito casos. An Bras Dermatol 2004. [DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962004000100004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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FUNDAMENTOS: A etiopatogenia da retocolite ulcerativa inespecífica (RCUI) e de suas manifestações extra-intestinais permanece em discussão, embora o envolvimento do sistema imune seja enfatizado, e uma possível participação dos neutrófilos é demonstrada pela detecção do anticorpo anticitoplasma de neutrófilo (ANCA) nessa doença inflamatória intestinal. O pioderma gangrenoso (PG) é considerado manifestação cutânea rara da retocolite ulcerativa, e o Anca também tem sido detectado nessa dermatose. OBJETIVOS: Investigar a relação entre o comportamento clínico da RCUI e o aparecimento do PG e sua associação com ANCA. CASUÍSTICA E MÉTODOS: Anca foi pesquisado nos soros de oito pacientes com PG, quatro apresentando RCUI, e os outros, PG não associado a doenças sistêmicas. RESULTADOS: Não se detectou o Anca nos soros dos portadores exclusivamente de pioderma gangrenoso. Dois casos de pancolite em atividade inflamatória acompanhada de pioderma e colangite esclerosante primária (CEP) apresentaram positividade para ANCA, enquanto os soros de dois outros pacientes com RCUI e PG tiveram resultados negativos. CONCLUSÕES: A Presença de ANCA nos soros de pacientes com PG associado a RCUI e CEP sugere que a associação com CEP seja responsável pela positividade do ANCA na presente amostra.
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- Irwin M Braverman
- Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Michael J Birnkrant
- Dermatology and Pathology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
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Pyoderma gangrenosum is a noninfectious neutrophilic dermatosis that usually starts with sterile pustules which rapidly progress to painful ulcers of variable depth and size with undermined violaceous borders. In 17 to 74% of cases, pyoderma gangrenosum is associated with an underlying disease, most commonly inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatological or hematological disease or malignancy. Diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum is based on a history of an underlying disease, typical clinical presentation and histopathology, and exclusion of other diseases that would lead to a similar appearance. Randomized, double-blinded prospective multicenter trials investigating the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum are not available. The treatments with the best clinical evidence are systemic corticosteroids (in the initial phase usually 100 to 200 mg/day) and cyclosporine (mainly as a maintenance treatment). Combinations of corticosteroids with cytotoxic drugs such as azathioprine, cyclophosphamide or chlorambucil are used in patients with disease that is resistant to corticosteroids. The combination of corticosteroids with sulfa drugs, such as dapsone, or clofazimine, minocycline and thalidomide, has been used as a corticosteroid-sparing alternative. Limited experience has been documented with methotrexate, colchicine, nicotine, and mycophenolate mofetil, among other drugs. Alternative treatments include local application of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, intravenous immunoglobulins and plasmapheresis. Skin transplants (split-skin grafts or autologous keratinocyte grafts) and the application of bioengineered skin is useful in selected cases in conjunction with immunosuppression. Topical therapy with modern wound dressings is useful to minimize pain and the high risk of secondary infection. The application of topical antibacterials cannot be recommended because of their potential to sensitize and their questionable efficacy, but systemic antibacterial therapy is mandatory when infection is present. Despite recent advances in therapy, the prognosis of pyoderma gangrenosum remains unpredictable.
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- Uwe Wollina
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, PO Box 120906, 01008 Dresden, Germany.
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- M Sau
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Farnborough Hospital, Orpington, Kent, UK
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Valdés Tascón F, Abalde Pintos T, Fernández-Redondo V, Sánchez-Aguilar D, Toribio Pérez J. Piodermia gangrenosa de localización mamaria. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(01)79158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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We report pyoderma gangrenosum in two siblings with onset during childhood and no associated systemic abnormalities. The patients were born of nonconsanguineous, healthy parents. Treatment with oral corticosteroids produced an excellent clinical response, followed by recurrence after cessation of therapy. Steroids were restarted in combination with dapsone to prevent further recurrence.
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- S Khandpur
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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Goreti Catorze M, Pereira F, Fonseca F, Morbey A, Assis Pacheco F. Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with sclerosing cholangitis, type 1 diabetes mellitus and ulcerative colitis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2001; 15:257-9. [PMID: 11683294 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2001.00260.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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We describe the case of a 22-year-old black female with type 1 diabetes mellitus diagnosed when she was 12 years old. She first presented (March 1994) with pustules and ulcerations on the upper and lower limbs, trunk and scalp at the age 17. The diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum was made. Since presentation, changes in liver function were detected and subsequent study led to the diagnosis of sclerosing cholangitis. The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was made after colonoscopy. Partial response was obtained with minocycline and clofazimine, but treatment with 5-aminosalicylic acid achieved no improvement of the ulcerations. Liver transplantation, followed by immunosuppressive therapy led to complete regression of the cutaneous lesions.
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- M Goreti Catorze
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisbon, Portugal
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Hagman JH, Carrozzo AM, Campione E, Romanelli P, Chimenti S. The use of high-dose immunoglobulin in the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum. J DERMATOL TREAT 2001; 12:19-22. [PMID: 12171682 DOI: 10.1080/095466301750163527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Immunosuppressive medications such as corticosteroids and cyclosporin are the most commonly employed therapies in pyoderma gangrenosum. We describe a patient with multiple ulcers of pyoderma gangrenosum on the lower extremities in whom immunosuppressive therapy caused serious side effects and had to be discontinued but who was subsequently treated successfully with high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). METHODS IVIG was given intravenously at a dose of 400 mg/kg per day for 5 consecutive days. After 1 week there was an arrest in the progression of the ulcers and a marked reduction in pain. Two weeks later clinical improvement of the ulcers was observed. Subsequently, IVIG was given at a dose of 1 g/kg per day for 2 consecutive days. RESULTS The treatment induced a dramatic clinical improvement of one ulcer and healing of the others. Side effects were minimal and well tolerated, and consisted of chills and a slight fever, which resolved with the administration of acetaminophen. CONCLUSION We feel that IVIG can be used in patients with pyoderma gangrenosum in whom conventional therapies are ineffective or produce serious side effects.
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- J H Hagman
- University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Department of Dermatology, Rome, Italy
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Piodermia gangrenosa asociada a gammapatía monoclonal IgA de significado incierto. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(01)76475-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- M Ogon
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
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Brown TS, Marshall GS, Callen JP. Cavitating pulmonary infiltrate in an adolescent with pyoderma gangrenosum: a rarely recognized extracutaneous manifestation of a neutrophilic dermatosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000; 43:108-12. [PMID: 10863234 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.103627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neutrophilic dermatoses such as pyoderma gangrenosum are characterized by sterile, neutrophilic cutaneous infiltrates. Extracutaneous neutrophilic infiltrates can occur, primarily in the joints, lungs, heart, central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, and eyes. Pulmonary disease is the most frequently reported extracutaneous manifestation of pyoderma gangrenosum and is characterized by patchy infiltrates or interstitial pneumonitis. We describe an adolescent with typical pyoderma gangrenosum who presented with cavitary pneumonia and responded completely to oral corticosteroids. In patients with inflammatory ulcers, extracutaneous neutrophilic disease should be considered, once an infectious process has been excluded.
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- T S Brown
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40202, USA
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