Publication: Pyoderma Gangrenosum with Neurofibromatosis: Understanding a Possible Relationship and Identifying Risk with Immunosuppressants
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Date
2023
Authors
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 2091-0231 eISSN 2091-167X
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 35 - 38
Publisher
Society of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists of Nepal (SODVELON)
Abstract
Abstract:
Association of Pyoderma Gangrenosum with Neurofibromatosis is extremely rare; only one case has been reported so far. We present one such patient, who also developed bone marrow suppression after treatment with Azathioprine, and reported an acute onset of Telogen Effluvium. The rare association of these two seemingly unrelated conditions and the need to be vigilant about the possibility of myelosuppression with azathioprine presenting as sudden onset, severe alopecia is highlighted.
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Mihika Noronha
St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India
Vijay Aithal
St John's Medical College, Bangalore, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7998-4959
Keywords
Azathioprine, Neurofibromatosis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Telogen effluvium
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/njdvl.v21i2.56528