Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management

Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon, destructive, cutaneous ulceration which presents as ulcerative, pustular, bulluous and vegetative forms, the ulcerative forms being more common. We present the case of 41-year-old woman with Crohn’s disease who presented with a rather unusual form of pyoderma gan...

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Main Authors: Jeyaraj Nallathambi, B. Javaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Crohn’s disease
Pyoderma
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/228904
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spelling doaj-e417fa38b227462e9caa1cccadd5e50d2020-11-24T22:42:47ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312009-11-013335035310.1159/000228904228904Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and ManagementJeyaraj NallathambiB. JavaidPyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon, destructive, cutaneous ulceration which presents as ulcerative, pustular, bulluous and vegetative forms, the ulcerative forms being more common. We present the case of 41-year-old woman with Crohn’s disease who presented with a rather unusual form of pyoderma gangrenosum, aseptic cutaneous abscess. It was initially misdiagnosed as a fistulous tract in the abdominal wall, but later prompt diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum led to a very satisfactory outcome.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/228904Crohn’s diseasePyodermaPyoderma gangrenosum
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B. Javaid
Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Crohn’s disease
Pyoderma
Pyoderma gangrenosum
author_facet Jeyaraj Nallathambi
B. Javaid
author_sort Jeyaraj Nallathambi
title Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management
title_short Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management
title_full Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management
title_fullStr Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management
title_full_unstemmed Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Crohn’s Disease: Unusual Presentation and Management
title_sort pyoderma gangrenosum in crohn’s disease: unusual presentation and management
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2009-11-01
description Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon, destructive, cutaneous ulceration which presents as ulcerative, pustular, bulluous and vegetative forms, the ulcerative forms being more common. We present the case of 41-year-old woman with Crohn’s disease who presented with a rather unusual form of pyoderma gangrenosum, aseptic cutaneous abscess. It was initially misdiagnosed as a fistulous tract in the abdominal wall, but later prompt diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum led to a very satisfactory outcome.
topic Crohn’s disease
Pyoderma
Pyoderma gangrenosum
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/228904
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