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Pyoderma gangrenosum of the penis
Author(s) -
Anne Farrell,
Martin Black,
Aivar Bracka,
C.B. Bunker
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02087.x
Subject(s) - pyoderma gangrenosum , penis , medicine , thalidomide , prednisolone , dermatology , minocycline , surgery , pyoderma , antibiotics , biology , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , multiple myeloma
Two cases of pyoderma gangrenosum involving the penis are presented. Treatment was difficult in both cases despite the use of high doses of prednisolone. In one case, the addition of thalidomide proved successful, whereas in the other, minocycline effected a cure.