CASE REPORT
Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the Face: A Rare Presentation and a Rapid Resolution
Julia Shah*, Lorie Gottwald, Ashley Sheskey, Craig Burkhart
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 12
First Page: 65
Last Page: 69
Publisher ID: TODJ-12-65
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201812010065
Article History:
Received Date: 14/3/2018Revision Received Date: 3/4/2018
Acceptance Date: 21/5/2018
Electronic publication date: 14/6/2018
Collection year: 2018
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) is a disorder of neutrophil chemotaxis that often affects the lower extremities of patients with concurrent autoimmune disorders.
Result and Discussion:
Resolution of lesions typically requires a minimum of six weeks of treatment with systemic steroids. We present a unique case of multifocal PG involving the hand and face that healed after ten days of treatment with oral prednisone.