Simultaneous onset of pyoderma gangrenosum and bitemporal abscesses of the upper eyelids during a flare of ulcerative colitis

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 1998 May;4(2):98-100. doi: 10.1002/ibd.3780040206.

Abstract

A case of simultaneous appearance of bitemporal sterile abscesses of the upper eyelids and pyoderma gangrenosum in an 80-year-old woman with an acute flare of ulcerative colitis is described. Therapy with high-dose corticosteroids led to healing of the skin and upper eyelid lesions and induced remission of ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications*
  • Abscess / diagnosis
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy
  • Eyelid Diseases / complications*
  • Eyelid Diseases / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / complications*
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / diagnosis
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / drug therapy
  • Recurrence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents