Cyclosporine for pyoderma gangrenosum.

Goldberg, N S; Ottuso, P; Petro, J · Plast Reconstr Surg · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of pyoderma gangrenosum that occurred in the absence of underlying illness and was initially misdiagnosed is described. Hemorrhagic pustules and ulcers appeared over vein-graft sites after open heart surgery and were treated with cyclosporine. The result was rapid and complete resolution. It is the purpose of this report to emphasize pyoderma gangrenosum as a cause of ulceration in healthy individuals and to highlight the addition of cyclosporine to the therapeutic armamentarium.

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