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Treatment of severe recalcitrant pyoderma gangrenosum with ustekinumab.

Zhi Mei LowAdrian Mar
Published in: The Australasian journal of dermatology (2017)
An increased expression of interleukin-23 has been observed in patients with pyoderma gangrenosum, leading to the use of ustekinumab as a therapeutic option. We report the successful use of ustekinumab in three patients with treatment-resistant pyoderma gangrenosum of varying clinical presentations.
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