Pyoderma gangrenosum of the lip involving the oral cavity: a case report and literature review

Woo, Soo-Han; Kwak, Hyun-Bin; Park, Sukyung; Shin, Jin Yong; Yun, Seok-Kweon; Kim, Han-Uk; Jin, Peng

doi:10.1684/ejd.2017.3091

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“…The head, face, ear, fingers, vulva, and mouth (oral mucosa and tongue) are relatively rare sites of PG. [32][33][34][35] Wang et al 36 reported that PG avoids the nipple and areolar region, palm, and planta, which lack pilosebaceous gland tissue, but there are cases of PG affecting the planta. They proposed the pathological hypothesis that PG is the destruction of hair follicles by autoreactive T cells targeting hair follicle adnexa from the observation and that reactivation of PG is rare in areas after healing with scar formation.…”

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Clinical guidance of pyoderma gangrenosum 2022

Yamamoto

Yamasaki

Yamanaka

et al. 2023

The Journal of Dermatology

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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, neutrophilic skin disease. For the purpose of accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of PG, the Japanese clinical practice guidance for PG developed by the Japanese Dermatological Association was published in 2022. In this guidance, clinical aspects, pathogenesis, current therapies, and clinical questions on PG are described from the viewpoints of current knowledge and evidence‐based medicine. Here, the English version of the Japanese clinical practice guidelines for PG is presented and is intended to be widely referred to in the clinical examination and treatment of PG.

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Section: Rare Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The head, face, ear, fingers, vulva, and mouth (oral mucosa and tongue) are relatively rare sites of PG 32–35 . Wang et al 36 reported that PG avoids the nipple and areolar region, palm, and planta, which lack pilosebaceous gland tissue, but there are cases of PG affecting the planta.…”

Section: Clinical Features Of Pyoderma Gangrenosummentioning

confidence: 99%