Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with osteomyelitis in a paediatric patient: a case report.
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare ulcerative skin disorder mainly occurring in adults. It is seen less frequently in children. The cause is unknown but it may occur in association with several disorders. Osteomyelitis is a very rare association. We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum associated with osteomyelitis in a two-year-old girl.
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Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012460:Sulfasalazine; D015122:Mercaptopurine; D011241:Prednisone