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Case Report

Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum successfully treated with cyclosporine

Shoko Urano ,  Jinnroh Abe ,  Hirotoshi Kikuchi
    Received: 05 September 2024
    Published: 27 July 2022

    Abstract

    Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum (PPG) is an uncommon subtype of pyoderma gangrenosum. We describe a 74-year-old woman without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who developed PG around the jejunostomy and was successfully treated with cyclosporine. In our case, irritations by a lumbar corset and repeated sutures around the jejunostomy seemed to have caused pathergy reaction. It is noteworthy that 20% of PPG patients do not have IBD and therefore patients presenting PPG without IBD should not be overlooked.

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