Open AccessPyoderma Gangrenosum and Superimposed Infection: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Marie Gavioli,
Michael Casias,
Linda Ngo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in skin and wound care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-8654
pISSN - 1527-7941
DOI - 10.1097/01.asw.0000661796.90753.f3
Subject(s) - pyoderma gangrenosum , medicine , bacteroides fragilis , pseudomonas aeruginosa , dermatology , neutrophilic dermatosis , pyoderma , disease , surgery , pathology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , biology
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, ulcerating, inflammatory disease that is often misdiagnosed as a skin and soft tissue infection. If PG is identified, it is treated with topical or systemic immunosuppressants to reduce inflammation and induce remission. However, the use of immunosuppressants has been linked to a higher risk of superimposed infections. The authors report the case of a 24-year-old female patient with bilateral lower extremity PG with a superimposed infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacteroides fragilis after intralesional corticosteroid therapy.