Pyoderma gangrenosum leading to bilateral involvement of ears.

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a destructive inflammatory disease that commonly occurs in an idiopathic way. Its occurrence in the auricular area is very rare, although this fact does not seem to determine a different behavior of the disease with regard to ulcer aspects and response to treatment. The autho...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Clinical & Aesthetic Dermatology Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 41 - 44
Autores principales:	Dos Santos Sousa, Marcia Carolline, Lima Lemos, Erica Freitas, Oliveira De Morais, Orlando, Silva Leite Coutinho, Anglya Samara, Martins Gomes, Ciro
Formato:	Journal Article
Publicado:	Matrix Medical Communications, LLC Jan2014
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Sumario:	Pyoderma gangrenosum is a destructive inflammatory disease that commonly occurs in an idiopathic way. Its occurrence in the auricular area is very rare, although this fact does not seem to determine a different behavior of the disease with regard to ulcer aspects and response to treatment. The authors report the case of a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum affecting both earlobes. The patient responded well to treatment with oral prednisone and has not shown relapses after a six-month follow-up.