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The Many Faces of Pyoderma Grangrenosum – a Leg Ulcer Present for a Year

The Many Faces of Pyoderma Grangrenosum – a Leg Ulcer Present for a Year

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 27, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Pyoderma Gangrenosum

39 y.o. woman with a non-healing left anterior shin ulcer which had been present for a year after minor trauma. Her father and her daughter have autoimmune diseases but she has no such diagnosis, nor does she have joint pain or bowel problems. The wound began as a red...
Hidden in Plain Sight: Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Hidden in Plain Sight: Pyoderma Gangrenosum

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 24, 2021 | Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Uncategorized

I am going to post a series of patients with confirmed or presumed pyoderma gangrenosum, most of who’s biopsy findings did not confirm the diagnosis. However, their response to a trial of prednisone was dramatic and the wounds closed with prednisone (or in some cases,...
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) Hiding in Plain Sight

Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) Hiding in Plain Sight

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 23, 2021 | Fight the Good Fight, Pyoderma Gangrenosum

I have an entire clinic full of patients with pyoderma gangrenosum. Nearly all of them were missed at other wound centers. I am going to post a series of PG cases in hopes that the information will help clinicians and patients identify this disease which is not so...
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG): Not So Rare, and When in Doubt, Take a History.

Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG): Not So Rare, and When in Doubt, Take a History.

by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 9, 2019 | Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) is one of the most painful wounds we see each year. It is  called a “rare” disorder with an estimated incidence of 3 to 10 cases per million people per year.(1) That would mean there are about 20 new cases of PG in Houston, Texas each year....
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