Pyoderma gangrenosum in a newborn - case report

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Francisca Regina Oliveira Carneiro¹  Maria Amélia Lopes Dos Santos¹  Brena Andrade De Sousa¹  Carla Do Socorro Silva Do Nascimento¹  Gabriela Athayde Amin¹  Ana Thais Machado Moutinho¹ 

关键词: Adrenal cortex hormones;    Pyoderma gangrenosum;    Infant;    newborn;    Corticosteróides;    Pioderma gangrenoso;    Recém-nascido;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132601

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare, inflammatory, chronic and recurrent disease of unknown etiology, characterized by noninfectious, necrotizing and painful cutaneous ulcers. Usually it affects adults aged between 25 and 54 years old and rarely children (less than 4%), in which it mainly affects the head, face, buttocks, genital and perianal region. The disease presents a quick response to systemic corticosteroids. We report a case of a newborn with hemorrhagic and necrotic ulcers, distributed in the abdomen, buttocks and genital region with rapid and effective response to oral prednisone.

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