title: Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with osteomyelitis in a paediatric patient: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: East-Innis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desnoes
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thame
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012460:Sulfasalazine; D015122:Mercaptopurine; D011241:Prednisone