Premenstrual flares of pyoderma gangrenosum controlled with use of a combined oral contraceptive and antiandrogen (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone)

N. Jourabchi; S. M. Rhee; G. S. Lazarus

doi:10.1111/bjd.14332

Premenstrual flares of pyoderma gangrenosum controlled with use of a combined oral contraceptive and antiandrogen (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone)

N. Jourabchi, S. M. Rhee, G. S. Lazarus

School of Medicine

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The effect of sex hormones on pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) has not been reported. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman with chronic PG leg ulcers who was found to have recurring, premenstrual flares of PG. Her PG flares were controlled with the use of ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1096-1097
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of Dermatology
Volume	174
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.14332
State	Published - May 1 2016

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Premenstrual flares of pyoderma gangrenosum controlled with use of a combined oral contraceptive and antiandrogen (ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone)

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