Young Woman with Leg Lesions

CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 33-year-old woman with inflammatory bowel disease presenting for worsening lower leg lesions with significant pain recalcitrant to oral doxycycline. DISCUSSION: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare ulcerative skin condition with significant pain that is often associate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Finnin, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021
Materias:
Images in Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34437024
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.3.51733
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Sumario:CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 33-year-old woman with inflammatory bowel disease presenting for worsening lower leg lesions with significant pain recalcitrant to oral doxycycline. DISCUSSION: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare ulcerative skin condition with significant pain that is often associated with other systemic diseases typically treated with immunosuppressive medications aimed at the underlying cause.

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