Simultaneous onset of pyoderma gangrenosum and bitemporal abscesses of the upper eyelids during a flare of ulcerative colitis.

Abstract

A case of simultaneous appearance of bitemporal sterile abscesses of the upper eyelids and pyoderma gangrenosum in an 80-year-old woman with an acute flare of ulcerative colitis is described. Therapy with high-dose corticosteroids led to healing of the skin and upper eyelid lesions and induced remission of ulcerative colitis.

• Authors: C von Tirpitz, H J Buchwald, G K Lang, G Adler, M Reinshagen
• Journal: Inflammatory bowel diseases (Inflamm Bowel Dis) Vol. 4 Issue 2 Pg. 98-100 (May 1998) ISSN: 1078-0998 [Print] England
• PMID: 9589297 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Adrenal Cortex Hormones
• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Abscess (complications, diagnosis)
• Adrenal Cortex Hormones (therapeutic use)
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Colitis, Ulcerative (complications, drug therapy)
• Eyelid Diseases (complications, diagnosis)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Recurrence
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed