Classic pyoderma gangrenosum

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Feb 22;12(2):e8446. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8446. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare inflammatory ulcerative skin disease of unknown etiology. We report an image of a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum who presented right leg ulcers with violaceous margins, histologically characterized by mono- and polynuclear cell infiltrates. The patient was successfully treated with cyclosporin A.

Keywords: chronic diseases; dermatology; immunology; rheumatology; surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports