Journal of Clinical and Investigative Dermatology
Case Report
Pyodermatitis-Pyostomatitis Vegetans: A Cutaneous Clue for Crohn’s Disease
Tallman R1*, Beatty C1, Ghareeb E1, Gayam S2 and Zinn Z2
1Department of Dermatology, West Virginia University Medicine, USA
2Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West Virginia
University Medicine, USA
*Address for Correspondence: Tallman R, Department of Dermatology, West Virginia University Medicine,
Morgantown, Medical Center Drive, HSC P.O. Box 9158, Morgantown, WV
26506-9158, Fax: 304-293-8055, Tel: 855-988-273; Email: rmtallman@mix.
wvu.edu
Submission: 30 July, 2021;
Accepted: 06 September, 2021;
Published: 10 September, 2021
Copyright: © 2021 Tallman R, et al. This is an open access article
distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits
unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the
original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans is a neutrophilic dermatosis
that is classically associated with inflammatory bowel disease. It is
rare with less than 40 cases reported in the literature within the last 10
years. We discuss the case of a 30-year-old male who presented with
pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans and previously undiagnosed
Crohn’s disease. We aim to emphasize the importance of prompt
recognition of pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis vegetans order to
commence a thorough investigation of underlying inflammatory bowel
disease, and initiate appropriate therapy. Because no standardized
treatment regimens have been established, we also describe the
variability in treatment responses seen with pyodermatitis-pyostomatitis
vegetans with a review of the literature.