title: Pyoderma gangrenosum in an infant.
abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum is rare in children and very rare in infants less than 1 year of age. We report Pyoderma gangrenosum in a 6-month-old girl without any associated disorders, which was well controlled with oral prednisone. This entity in infants usually presents with multiple lesions, mainly located on the face, buttocks, thighs, and extremities, which in some instances are associated with pathergy. Pyoderma gangrenosum in infants has a good response to therapy, and healing is usually achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain. atorrelo@aedv.es
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrelo
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Colmenero
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vilanova
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naranjo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zambrano
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone