Plasmapheresis and cyclophosphamide as successful treatments for pyoderma gangrenosum
| Autor: | A Hollmen, R Kaminska, R Ikäheimo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Chemotherapy
medicine.medical_specialty Cyclophosphamide Unknown aetiology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology medicine.disease Nitrogen mustard Surgery chemistry.chemical_compound Combined treatment chemistry medicine Combined Modality Therapy Plasmapheresis business Pyoderma gangrenosum medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 24:81-85 |
| ISSN: | 0307-6938 |
| DOI: | 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1999.00424.x |
| Popis: | Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an ulcerative skin disorder of unknown aetiology. We describe a 40-year-old woman with long-standing PG and who did not respond to the usual treatments; however, she was treated successfully with plasmapheresis followed by pulse intravenous cyclophospamide therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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