Open AccessSimultaneous onset of pyoderma gangrenosum and bitemporal abscesses of the upper eyelids during a flare of ulcerative colitis
Author(s) -
Tirpitz Christian V.,
Buchwald H.J.,
Lang Gerhard K.,
Adler Guido,
Reinshagen Max
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1002/ibd.3780040206
Subject(s) - pyoderma gangrenosum , ulcerative colitis , medicine , colitis , eyelid , dermatology , pyoderma , surgery , gastroenterology , pathology , disease
A case of simultaneous appearance of bitemporal sterile abscesses of the upper eyelids and pyoderma gangrenosum in an 80‐year‐old woman with an acute flare of ulcerative colitis is described. Therapy with high‐dose corticosteroids led to healing of the skin and upper eyelid lesions and induced remission of ulcerative colitis.