A case of refractory pyoderma gangrenosum treated with a combination of apligraf and systemic immunosuppressive agents.

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare inflammatory ulcerative skin disease. A case of refractory PG treated with a combination of immunosuppression and Apligraf (Organogenesis, Canton, Massachusetts) is presented.Under infliximab, systemic corticosteroids, and Apligraf, the wound showed a slow but com...

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Publicado en:Advances in Skin & Wound Care Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 217 - 221
Autores principales: Duchini, Giacomo, Itin, Peter, Arnold, Andreas
Formato: case study pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2011 May
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Sumario:Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare inflammatory ulcerative skin disease. A case of refractory PG treated with a combination of immunosuppression and Apligraf (Organogenesis, Canton, Massachusetts) is presented.Under infliximab, systemic corticosteroids, and Apligraf, the wound showed a slow but complete healing. The authors demonstrated the potential benefits of Apligraf in the healing of PG.