Photoletter to the editor: Scarring alopecia resulting from pyoderma gangrenosum of the scalp

doi:10.3315/jdcr.2012.1093

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Research Article | Volume 6 Issue 1 (None, 2012) | Pages 34 - 35

Photoletter to the editor: Scarring alopecia resulting from pyoderma gangrenosum of the scalp

Akilahyel A Ndahi

Chubado Tahir

Haruna A Nggada

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DOI : 10.3315/jdcr.2012.1093

PMID : PMC3322109

Received

July 5, 2011

Published

March 27, 2012

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon ulcerative cutaneous condition of uncertain aetiology. It is a disease that causes tissue to become necrotic, leading to deep ulcers. We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum localized at the scalp, which is an unusual location. After 16 months of treatment with prednisolone 40 mg daily, methotrexate 15 mg weekly, ciprofloxacin 500 mg and honey dressing the indurated elevated ulcer margins flattened and the ulcer healed with scarring of the entire scalp.

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Adolescent

Cicatricial alopecia

Ciprofloxacin

Honey

Methotrexate

Prednisolone

Scalp

Scar

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