title: Pyoderma gangrenosum with pathergy in a pregnant patient without associated systemic disease.
abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare chronic ulcerative skin condition often associated with systemic disease. PG associated with pregnancy is an extremely rare presentation; only 9 other cases have been reported in the literature. We present PG in a pregnant patient (third trimester) with pathergy. No associated systemic disease was identified. Histology was consistent with PG and the lesions responded to intralesional triamcinolone therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Boston University, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brightman
authors.forename: Suraj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone