title: Pyoderma gangrenosum after cesarean delivery.
abstract: In this reported case of pyoderma gangrenosum after cesarean delivery, deep ulceration involved the entire lower abdomen before immunosuppressive treatment was started. Initial high doses of prednisolone followed by low doses of cyclosporine A led to complete resolution of the skin lesions. This case report illustrates the importance of early diagnosis and effective systemic immunosuppressive therapy of pyoderma gangrenosum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rönnau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Schmiedeberg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bielfeld
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruzicka
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Schuppe
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D011239:Prednisolone