Bullous Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Child
- Author:
Jee Eun KIM
1
;
Jong Hoon KIM
;
Soo Chan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimsc@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bullous pyoderma gangrenosum;
Pediatric pyoderma gangrenosum
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Blister;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Dermis;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Fluorescent Antibody Technique;
Humans;
Neutrophils;
Pyoderma Gangrenosum;
Pyoderma;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2019;57(4):205-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a rare case of a bullous type of pyoderma gangrenosum in a pediatric patient. A 3-year-old female patient visited our department with recurrent hemorrhagic bullae and erosive patches for 1 year. Skin biopsy revealed a subepidermal blister with diffuse neutrophilic infiltrations in the dermis. The diagnosis of bullous pyoderma gangrenosum was made by exclusion of other diseases via bacterial culture, laboratory, and immunofluorescence studies. The skin lesions responded well to a low dose of systemic corticosteroid, but the lesions recurred frequently.
