Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis with Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Joint Authors
Imbernón-Moya, Adrián
Vargas-Laguna, María Elena
Aguilar-Martínez, Antonio
Gallego-Valdés, Miguel Ángel
Vergara, Claudia
Nistal, María Fernanda
Source
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pyoderma gangrenosum is an unusual necrotizing noninfective and ulcerative skin disease whose cause is unknown.
Ophthalmic involvement in pyoderma gangrenosum is an unusual event.
Only a few cases have been reported, from which we can highlight scleral, corneal, and orbital cases.
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis is a process which destroys the peripheral cornea.
Its cause is still unknown although it is often associated with autoimmune conditions.
Pyoderma gangrenosum should be included in the differential diagnosis of peripheral ulcerative keratitis.
Early recognition of these manifestations can vary the prognosis by applying the appropriate treatment.
We introduce a 70-year-old woman who suffered pyoderma gangrenosum associated with peripheral ulcerative keratitis in her left eye.
The patient’s skin lesions and peripheral keratitis responded successfully to systemic steroids and cyclosporine A.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Imbernón-Moya, Adrián& Vargas-Laguna, María Elena& Aguilar-Martínez, Antonio& Gallego-Valdés, Miguel Ángel& Vergara, Claudia& Nistal, María Fernanda. 2015. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis with Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Imbernón-Moya, Adrián…[et al.]. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis with Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Imbernón-Moya, Adrián& Vargas-Laguna, María Elena& Aguilar-Martínez, Antonio& Gallego-Valdés, Miguel Ángel& Vergara, Claudia& Nistal, María Fernanda. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis with Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058384
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058384