VULVAR PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM IN A CHILD: A CASE REPORT

Simone Garcovich; Antonio Gatto; Pietro Ferrara; Antonio Garcovich

VULVAR PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM IN A CHILD: A CASE REPORT

Simone Garcovich
, Antonio Gatto
, Pietro Ferrara
, Antonio Garcovich

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

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We present a case of a 10-year-old girl with a diagnosis of vulvar pyoderma gangrenosum. Intravenous methylprednisolone was started and on tapering the steroid regimen, the lesion showed significant enlargement and purulent discharge without any remission of fever and inflammatory activity, so she was treated with oral cyclosporin A in combination with low-dose steroid. A response to treatment was achieved after 2 weeks and clinical and laboratory follow-up at 12 months did not show any disease relapse or inflammation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	629-631
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Dermatology
Volume	2009
Publication status	Published - 2009

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VULVAR PYODERMA

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