When is Recalcitrant Pyoderma Gangrenosum Truly Recalcitrant? Journal Articles

abstract

• Background: The literature supports many different therapies used in recalcitrant pyoderma gangrenosum, which suggests that the pathophysiology is not yet understood. Our hypothesis is that certain patient demographic factors, including age or size of ulcer at presentation, may predict a poor clinical outcome. Objective: The goal of our study was to stimulate an analysis of pyoderma gangrenosum treatment failures to identify predisposing conditions that would increase the likelihood of failure. Conclusion: Patients older than 50 years of age or with an ulcer greater than 25 cm in diameter may have a poor outcome, but a systematic review of pyoderma gangrenosum treatment failures should be undertaken to support this hypothesis.

authors

• Barnabé, Cheryl
• Hurst, Lorne
• Alowami, Salem

status

• published 

publication date

• September 2003

has subject area

• Aged (MeSH)
• Demography (MeSH)
• Dermatologic Agents (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Outcome Assessment, Health Care (MeSH)
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum (MeSH)
• Treatment Failure (MeSH)

published in

• Medical and Surgical Dermatology  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Demography
• Dermatologic Agents
• Female
• Humans
• Outcome Assessment, Health Care
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum
• Treatment Failure

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/120347540300700504

PubMed ID

• 14758523

start page

• 387

end page

• 389

volume

• 7

issue

• 5