[Pyoderma gangrenosum: diagnostic and therapeutic challenge].
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare ulcerative disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis or haematological malignancies. The diagnosis of Pyoderma gangrenosum is often delayed while consideration is given to the more likely diagnoses of wound breakdown or bacterial infection. The outcome depends on early diagnosis and on excellent collaboration between the surgical team and the infectious disease specialist. We present two puzzling cases of Pyoderma gangrenosum and discuss the physiopathology, the diagnosis strategy and the management.
Carron
Pierre-Nicolas
PN
Service de médecine interne, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. Pierre-Nicolas.Carron@chuv.ch
Yerly
Stéphane
S
Ksontini
Riadh
R
Calandra
Thierry
T
Meylan
Pascal
P
D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
Pyoderma gangrenosum: défi diagnostique et thérapeutique.