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Intractable pyoderma gangrenosum in a Crohn's disease patient on vedolizumab

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare infiltrative neutrophilic dermatosis that characteristically presents with painful ulcers with violaceous, undermined borders on the lower extremities and less commonly presents with tender nodules or pustules.1 Along with erythema nodosum, PG is one of the most frequent extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although it is a common extraintestinal manifestation of IBD, PG does not always resolve when a patient's IBD is in remission, suggesting that PG may not be related to the activity of IBD.

Source: JAAD Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.01.012

Authors: Jennifer E. Yeh, William G. Tsiaras

Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $750