title: Cyclosporine for pyoderma gangrenosum.
abstract: A case of pyoderma gangrenosum that occurred in the absence of underlying illness and was initially misdiagnosed is described. Hemorrhagic pustules and ulcers appeared over vein-graft sites after open heart surgery and were treated with cyclosporine. The result was rapid and complete resolution. It is the purpose of this report to emphasize pyoderma gangrenosum as a cause of ulceration in healthy individuals and to highlight the addition of cyclosporine to the therapeutic armamentarium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ottuso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petro
mesh_terms: D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine