Case Report
Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis with Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Table 1
Description of cases reported of pyoderma gangrenosum with peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK). Literature review.
| Authors | Gender | Age | PUK | Association | Therapy | Response to therapy |
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Bouchard et al. [5] | Male | 37 | Bilateral | Chronic myelogenous leukaemia | Systemic corticosteroids | Complete response |
| Bishop and Tullo [6] | Female | 59 | Left eye | Monoarticular arthritis | Cyclophosphamide and systemic corticosteroids | Improved but with intermittent flares of ocular diseases |
| Bishop and Tullo [6] | Male | 56 | Right eye | Leukocytoclastic vasculitis | Systemic corticosteroids | Improved but with recurrence of ocular disease |
| Wilson et al. [7] | Female | 60 | Left eye | Rheumatoid arthritis and leukocytoclastic vasculitis | Cyclosporine A and systemic corticosteroids | Improved but with intermittent flares of ocular and skin diseases |
| Brown et al. [8] | Male | 54 | Right eye | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes mellitus | Systemic corticosteroids and azathioprine | Complete response |
| Teasley et al. [9] | Female | 30 | Left eye | Graves’ disease | Dapsone | Complete response |
| Fournié et al. [10] | Male | 78 | Left eye | Multiple myeloma | Cyclophosphamide, systemic corticosteroids, and human intravenous immunoglobulins | Complete response |
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