title: Treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum with clofazimine.
abstract: We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum in a 80-year-old woman suffering from ulcerative colitis and treated with clofazimine. Significant improvement was evident within 5 days following commencement of therapy, complete healing occurred after only 4 weeks of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Trau
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sofer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feinstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schewach-Millet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002991:Clofazimine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002991:Clofazimine