Pyoderma Gangrenosum Initially Presenting as an Ulceration of the Ear Lobule.
- Author:
Heather Grace DULNUAN
1
;
Carlo Victorio GARCIA
1
;
Agnes TIRONA-REMULLA
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Other Types
- MeSH: Human; Female; Child Preschool (a Child Between The Ages Of 2 And 5)
- From: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2021;36(2):52-54
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) was first described in 1916 as “phagedenisme geometrique”, after a French dermatologist observed rapidly progressing, cutaneous necrotic lesions with sharp borders.1 In 1930, Brunsting and his colleagues at the Mayo Clinic coined the term Pyoderma Gangrenosum, because it was initially thought to arise from staphylococcal and streptococcal infections which were observed in 5 of their patients.2 The exact etiology and pathogenesis is still unknown. To date, only a few cases of PG have been shown to affect the ears, all showing no gender or age predilection.3 We report another such case.
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