坏疽性脓皮病
医学
病因学
皮肤病科
疾病
外科
炎症性肠病
游戏病
抗体
病理
免疫学
单克隆
单克隆抗体
作者
Danielle A. Thornburg,Victoria L. Aime,Sheridan James,Nikita Gupta,Robert M. Bernard,Martin H. Johnson
出处
期刊:Aesthetic Surgery Journal
[Oxford University Press]
日期:2021-06-14
卷期号:41 (7): NP709-NP716
摘要
Abstract Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, inflammatory dermatologic condition characterized by painful cutaneous ulcerations. Herein, we describe the third documented case of PG arising in an elective plastic surgery patient who had undergone an otherwise uncomplicated facelift. We describe the course of her diagnosis and management of PG, which involved her face and neck and then progressed to her lower extremities. Although the etiology remains unknown, PG often arises in a host with another autoimmune disease. In the case described, the patient was diagnosed with an immunoglobulin A gammopathy shortly after she developed PG. Following the case report, the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment strategy of PG is briefly reviewed. Level of Evidence: 5
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