Pyoderma Gangrenosum Severely Affecting Both Hands
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 21 (6), 792-794
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-7681(96)80193-8
Abstract
We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum affecting both hands simultaneously. Pyoderma gangrenosum affecting the hands is an extremely rare condition which may result in considerable tissue destruction. Management includes immunosuppressant therapy, treatment of associated medical conditions and minimal surgical intervention. Despite a high maintenance dose of corticosteroid and adequate control of coexisting ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis, tissue destruction in the hands spread rapidly in our patient. The key to the patient’s dramatic improvement was the tissue biopsy suggesting pyoderma gangrenosum and the subsequent treatment with the cytotoxic immunosuppressant, azathioprine.Keywords
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