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- Title
Pyodermatitis–pyostomatitis vegetans complicated by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
- Authors
Konstantopoulou, M.; O'Dwyer, E. M.; Steele, J. C.; Field, E. A.; Lewis, M. A. O.; Macfarlane, A. W.
- Abstract
Pyodermatitis–pyostomatitis vegetans (PPV), a rare disorder of the skin and oral mucosa, is considered a highly specific marker for inflammatory bowel disease, especially ulcerative colitis (UC). Oral lesions (pyostomatitis vegetans) are seen without skin involvement but rarely without gastrointestinal symptoms. Bowel symptoms may be minimal and precede the onset of other lesions by months or years. Dermatologically, PPV is characterized by annular, pustular lesions, which may precede or appear at the same time as the oral lesions. We report a case of PPV and UC in which presentation was confused by acneiform lesions and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Management was complicated because of the patient's job commitments and need to travel, and the involvement of a number of different specialities at different locations.
- Subjects
SKIN inflammation; ORAL mucosa diseases; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; ULCERATIVE colitis; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; ORAL diseases
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 2005, Vol 30, Issue 6, p666
- ISSN
0307-6938
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01906.x