Pyoderma gangrenosum and sterile multifocal osteomyelitis preceding the appearance of Takayasu arteritis

Pediatr Dermatol. 1995 Mar;12(1):39-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1995.tb00122.x.

Abstract

A 9-month-old infant had pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) and sterile osteomyelitis. Three years later the patient developed Takayasu arteritis (TA). Sterile osteomyelitis was reported in approximately 30 patients with different skin lesions, but never together with pyoderma gangrenosum. The association of PG and TA has been reported rarely, and then mainly in adults or in children over age 9 years. This rare association should alert physicians with a case of infantile PG of unknown etiology to consider the possible diagnosis of TA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis / complications*
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
  • Osteomyelitis / drug therapy
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / complications*
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / drug therapy
  • Takayasu Arteritis / complications*
  • Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Prednisone