A Case of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Complicating Crohn's Disease.
- Author:
Yu Kyung CHO
1
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Se Hee KIM
;
Nak Ki KWUN
;
Won Haing HUR
;
Jeong Seon JI
;
In Seok LEE
;
Myung Gyu CHOI
;
In Sik CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. viper@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pyoderma gangrenosum;
Crohn's disease
- MeSH:
Arthritis;
Colitis, Ulcerative;
Crohn Disease*;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
Korea;
Pyoderma Gangrenosum*;
Pyoderma*;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003;27(1):46-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare chronic cutaneous disease with distinctive clinical characteristics. A painful nodule or pustule breaks down to form a progressively enlarging ulcer. The diagnosis is confirmed by exclusion of other diseases that may cause cutaneous ulcers. Associated conditions are common. The most common associated conditions are inflammatory bowel diseases, arthritis, hematologic disorders. Pyoderma gangrenosum develops in approximately 3~5% of patients with ulcerative colitis and 1% of patients with Crohn's disease. Until now, only one case of pyoderma gangrenosum associated with Crohn's disease has been reported in Korea. Recently, we experienced a case of pyoderma gangrenosum developed in a patient with Crohn's disease.
