Refractory Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the Orbit and the Lacrimal Sac

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, idiopathic, necrotizing, and non-infectious ulcerating skin disease included among the neutrophilic dermatoses. It rarely affects the eye, orbit, and/or ocular adnexa. We describe one case of PG affecting both orbits and the lacrimal sac in a patient with Crohn&#...

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Published in:Orbit (Amsterdam) 2012-08, Vol.31 (4), p.249-251
Main Authors: Cordero-Coma, Miguel, Pérez-Moreiras, José V., Toribio, Álvaro, Alonso-Orcajo, Nieves, Calleja, Sara, Franco, Manuel, Ruiz de Morales, José G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Administration, Oral
Adult
Crohn Disease - complications
Cyclophosphamide - therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - diagnosis
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - drug therapy
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases - etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Methylprednisolone - therapeutic use
Orbital Diseases - diagnosis
Orbital Diseases - drug therapy
Orbital Diseases - etiology
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Pulse Therapy, Drug
Pyoderma Gangrenosum - diagnosis
Pyoderma Gangrenosum - drug therapy
Pyoderma Gangrenosum - etiology
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Summary:Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, idiopathic, necrotizing, and non-infectious ulcerating skin disease included among the neutrophilic dermatoses. It rarely affects the eye, orbit, and/or ocular adnexa. We describe one case of PG affecting both orbits and the lacrimal sac in a patient with Crohn's disease.
ISSN:0167-6830
1744-5108
DOI:10.3109/01676830.2011.648810