Treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum with clofazimine.
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.
Kaplan
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Department of Dermatology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Trau
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Sofer
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Feinstein
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Schewach-Millet
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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
D002991:Clofazimine