Pyoderma gangrenosum of the cervix

Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Nov;96(5 Pt 2):825-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)00968-6.

Abstract

Background: Ulcerated cervical lesions are common findings in gynecology, but pyoderma gangrenosum presenting solely as a cervical ulcer is unusual.

Case: A 33-year-old nulligravida presented with postcoital bleeding and an extensive ulcerated lesion of the cervix that showed nonspecific inflammation on biopsy. After 6 months of topical steroid treatment, the lesion resolved completely.

Conclusion: Pyoderma gangrenosum should be suspected in nonspecific cervical ulcers, especially those that worsen after surgical resection or ablation and then respond to steroid treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Betamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / diagnosis*
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / drug therapy
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / drug therapy

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Betamethasone