Open AccessPeristomal pyoderma gangrenosum in patients who underwent colectomy and colostomy for incurable inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Ikeda Takaharu,
Miyabe Chie,
Jinnin Masatoshi,
Kawakami Tamihiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous immunology and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.127
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2574-4593
DOI - 10.1002/cia2.12083
Subject(s) - medicine , pyoderma gangrenosum , adalimumab , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , colostomy , colectomy , crohn's disease , infliximab , etiology , surgery , gastroenterology , psoriasis , dermatology , rheumatoid arthritis , disease
We reported two cases of PPG in Japanese patients who underwent colectomy and colostomy for incurable inflammatory bowel disease. We suggest that surgical damage could be a trigger to induce PPG under aberrant immune conditions such as incurable inflammatory bowel disease.