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      Treatment recommendations for pyoderma gangrenosum: an evidence-based review of the literature based on more than 350 patients.

      Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
      Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, therapy

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          Because the incidence of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is low, no prospective randomized controlled trials and only a few studies with case numbers of more than 15 patients have been published. To date no guidelines for treatment of PG have been established far. The aim of the study was to provide an evidence-based review of the literature and an evaluation of recommendations for PG treatment. We performed an electronic search using the PubMed database and the term "pyoderma-gangrenosum." Literature published in the English language during the past two decades was reviewed. All relevant studies that could be obtained regardless of the study design were evaluated for grades of recommendation and levels of evidence. Data on patient characteristics including severity of the disease, localization of lesions, associated diseases, and treatment procedures were abstracted and evaluated for therapeutic outcome. We conclude that therapeutic efficacy of systemic treatment with corticosteroids and cyclosporine is best documented in the literature for disseminated as well as for localized disease and should be considered first-line therapy. In cases that do not respond to this treatment, we recommend alternative therapeutic procedures (eg, systemic treatment with corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil; mycophenolate mofetil and cyclosporine; tacrolimus; infliximab; or plasmapheresis), considering additional factors including associated diseases.

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          10.1016/j.jaad.2004.10.006

          Chemistry
          Evidence-Based Medicine,Humans,Practice Guidelines as Topic,Pyoderma Gangrenosum,therapy
          Chemistry
          Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, therapy

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