Treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum with benzoyl peroxide.
A fifty-three year old woman presented with pyoderma gangrenosum on the right buttock. She had associated intestinal symptoms, but repeated roentgenologic studies revealed no abnormalities. Local treatment with benzoyl peroxide (20 percent) lotion produced clearing of the cutaneous lesion in about six weeks.
D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010545:Peroxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000188:drug therapy*
D010545:Peroxides; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide