Abstract

ALDAMA, Arnaldo; AQUINO, Nidia; RIVELLI, Victoria  and  MENDOZA, Gloria. Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Children: a Report of 3 Cases. Pediatr. (Asunción) [online]. 2013, vol.40, n.3, pp.241-245. ISSN 1683-9803.

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon recurring ulcerative skin disease of uncertain etiology that in 50% to 70% of cases is associated with systemic disease. It is even more unusual in pediatric patients. We present 3 cases of pyoderma gangrenosum, constituting 18% of all cases seen in a period of 17 years at the dermatology department of the Hospital Nacional in Itaguá, Paraguay. Of these three patients, 2 presented the ulcerative form, 1 had associated intestinal inflammatory disease, 2 were male, and all 3 presented lesions of the legs.

Keywords : Pyoderma gangrenosum; pyoderma gangrenosum in children; skin ulcers.

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