1. Pyoderma Gangrenosum and Superimposed Infection: A Case Report
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Michael Casias, Linda Ngo, and Elizabeth M. Gavioli
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Inflammation ,Dermatology ,Disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Intralesional corticosteroid ,Young Adult ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Female patient ,medicine ,Humans ,Superimposed infection ,Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,biology ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,business.industry ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Pyoderma Gangrenosum ,Lower Extremity ,Superinfection ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Bacteroides fragilis ,business ,Immunosuppressive Agents ,Pyoderma gangrenosum - Abstract
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, ulcerating, inflammatory disease that is often misdiagnosed as a skin and soft tissue infection. If PG is identified, it is treated with topical or systemic immunosuppressants to reduce inflammation and induce remission. However, the use of immunosuppressants has been linked to a higher risk of superimposed infections. The authors report the case of a 24-year-old female patient with bilateral lower extremity PG with a superimposed infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacteroides fragilis after intralesional corticosteroid therapy.
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- 2020
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