Abstract:A 48‐year‐old woman presented with extensive facial ulceration of 1 year in duration. Based on the combination of the clinical appearance and a “nondiagnostic” biopsy taken elsewhere, the patient was started on oral prednisone at a dose of 40 mg/day, with a working diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum. According to the patient, the ulceration worsened over the 2 months whilst on prednisone and pain control was a major issue, controlled for the most part with oral oxycodone. One month prior to our evaluation of th… Show more
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