title: Pyoderma gangrenosum leading to bilateral involvement of ears.
abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a destructive inflammatory disease that commonly occurs in an idiopathic way. Its occurrence in the auricular area is very rare, although this fact does not seem to determine a different behavior of the disease with regard to ulcer aspects and response to treatment. The authors report the case of a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum affecting both earlobes. The patient responded well to treatment with oral prednisone and has not shown relapses after a six-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brasilia, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcia Carolline
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dos Santos Sousa
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brasilia, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Erica Freitas
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Lima Lemos
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brasilia, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oliveira De Morais
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brasilia, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anglya Samara
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Silva Leite Coutinho
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brasilia, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martins Gomes