FK-506 ointment: an effective adjuvant therapy to treat a dramatic case of pyoderma gangrenosum of unilateral hand.

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a cutaneous ulcer developing so rapidly that may mimic a fulminating infection. The correct treatment is nonsurgical, and surgery may get the condition worse.1 FK-506 ointment (0.1% Protopic, Astellas Pharma AG, Fribourg) is usually indicated for inflammatory skin diseas...

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Published in:	Chinese Journal of Traumatology Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 183 - 185
Main Authors:	Lucchina S, Parvex SL, Biegger P, Fusetti C, Lucchina, Stefano, Parvex, Sandra Leoni, Biegger, Paul, Fusetti, Cesare
Format:	case study Journal Article
Published:	Chinese Journal of Traumatology Jun2009
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