Pyoderma gangrenosum (1èrepartie) : mise au point

Mise Au Point Current Concepts Review

A number of cardiovascular and pulmonary complications have been reported to occur occasionally after insertion of a total hip prothesis. Of the proposed causes of these reactions, the possibility of fat embolism has received considerable support. The increase in intramedullary pressure, produced by the mechanical compression of the femoral canal during the insertion of the stem, seems to be th...

Mise Au Point Current Concepts Review

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Pyoderma gangrenosum.

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an idiopathic, ulcerative, noninfective chronic inflammatory skin disorder of unknown etiology. It is associated with systemic medical illness in 50% of cases like inflammatory bowel disease, systemic arthritis, haematological diseases and malignancies. Characteristic lesions begin as pustule or vesiculopustule and progresses to an ulcer or deep erosion with violace...

Mise au point d'une reaction d'hemagglutination proteinique pour la peste

Ibrutinib-induced pyoderma gangrenosum.

710 started an oral ibrutinib therapy (3 × 140 mg/d), due to B-CLL. An ulcer biopsy revealed lymphocyte and neutrophil infiltration. No histopathologic signs of carcinoma or vasculitis were observed. After consultation with a hematologist, a tentative diagnosis of ibrutinib-induced pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) was established. In addition to ibrutinib discontinuation, daily prednisone dose was inc...