Pyoderma gangrenosum in an elderly woman. Course marked by extensive morbidity.
A case of extensive medical and functional morbidity in an elderly patient during treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum is described. Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon cause of ulcerative skin lesions often involving areas of skin trauma about the lower extremity. Because of the possibility of underly...
| Publicado en: | Postgraduate Medicine Vol. 82; no. 5; pp. 75 - 79 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
1987 Oct
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=138026150&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 138026150 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00325481 PME jtl: Postgraduate Medicine issn: 00325481 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 1987 Oct vid: 82 iid: 5 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 138026150 138026150 NLM3671204 138026150 NLM3671204 138026150 ppf: 75 ppct: 4 formats: tig: atl: Pyoderma gangrenosum in an elderly woman. Course marked by extensive morbidity. aug: au: Heath, J M affil: Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine sug: subj: Pyoderma Complications Skin Diseases Complications Administration, Oral Immobilization Female Potassium Compounds Administration and Dosage Aged Silver Sulfadiazine Administration and Dosage Prednisone Administration and Dosage Pyoderma Diagnosis Dapsone Therapeutic Use Diagnosis, Differential Methylprednisolone Administration and Dosage Injections, Intravenous Skin Diseases Diagnosis Skin Diseases Therapy Pyoderma Therapy Clinical Assessment Tools Aged: 65+ years Female ab: A case of extensive medical and functional morbidity in an elderly patient during treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum is described. Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon cause of ulcerative skin lesions often involving areas of skin trauma about the lower extremity. Because of the possibility of underlying disease and the special treatment requirements, the condition must be differentiated from other, more common causes of skin ulceration. Treatment includes local care, systemic corticosteroid therapy, and control of any underlying disease. Pyoderma gangrenosum serves as a model for the interactions of various types of morbidity in the healthcare of the elderly. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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