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Successful treatment of classic pyoderma gangrenosum with intralesional infliximab injection: A case report.

Kourosh AhmadiElham AflakiMojgan Akbarzadeh JahromiLadan Dastgheib
Published in: The Australasian journal of dermatology (2023)
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare dermatological disease characterized by the rapid development of painful skin ulcers. While systemic infliximab is considered a standard treatment for patients with PG, herein, we report our success with the use of intralesional infliximab in a 40-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and PG.
Keyphrases
  • systemic lupus erythematosus
  • ulcerative colitis
  • disease activity
  • wound healing
  • combination therapy
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification