Pyoderma gangrenosum in a tipe 2 diabetic patient: a case report

• Main Authors: Abdon Toledo-Contreras, Valmore Bermudez, Andres José Toledo, Juan Salazar, María Sofía Martinez, Edward Rojas, Willy Roque, Arturo Perez, Maricarmen Chacin, Joselyn Rojas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2020
• Subjects: pyoderma gangrenosum; topical steroids treatment; type 2 diabetes mellitus; surgical debridement; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3687174; https://doaj.org/article/3ca596a5e7eb4071aa66ea7d972d8489

We are presenting a case of patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus that was diagnosed with a soft tissue infection in the lower extremity. This was initially treated as cellulitis and antibiotic treatment was initiated. Due to a poor clinical response, the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum was proposed as part of the differential diagnosis. Skin biopsies and pathology confirmed the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum that had a satisfactory response to steroid treatment