Peristomal dermatology.
Inflammatory or infectious conditions affecting the skin around an intestinal stoma are common and may be a source of considerable aggravation to patients. Recognition and prompt appropriate treatment of these conditions improves their quality of life. Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum represents a most unusual peristomal skin condition that is difficult to treat; resolution often requires diagnosis and therapy of underlying inflammatory bowel disease.
Alvey
Bonnie
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA.
Beck
David E
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