Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans of the eyelids : Case report and review of the literature

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 112; no. 10; pp. 1809 - 1813
• Main Authors: LEIBOVITCH, Igal, OOI, Colin, HUILGOL, Shyamala C, REID, Cathy, JAMES, Craig L, SELVA, Dinesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier 01.10.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Colitis, Ulcerative - diagnosis; Colitis, Ulcerative - drug therapy; Colonoscopy; Dermatology; Eyelid Diseases - diagnosis; Eyelid Diseases - drug therapy; Folliculitis - diagnosis; Folliculitis - drug therapy; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Ophthalmology; Prednisolone - therapeutic use; Pyoderma - diagnosis; Pyoderma - drug therapy; Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects; Stomatitis - diagnosis; Stomatitis - drug therapy; Infection; Case study; Human; Eyelid; Skin disease; Pyoderma vegetans; Stomatology; Bacteriosis; Pyostomatitis vegetans; Review; Ophthalmology; Bibliographic review

To present the first reported case of eyelid involvement in pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans (PDPSV) leading to the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, and to review the literature. Interventional case report. A 29-year-old man presented with a 4-week history of severe bilateral upper and lower eye...