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Treatment of Pyoderma gangrenosum with disodium cromoglycate

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The case of a 35-year-old black woman with a 10-year history of ulcerative colitis and a 3-year history of pyoderma gangrenosum is presented. The pyoderma gangrenosum was treated successfully with topical application of disodium cromoglycate.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

    Bassam Saffouri MB ChB, Barbara M. Hom MD, James M. Mertesdorf MD & James E. Gardiner MD

  2. McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, Box 711, 23298, Richmond, Virginia

    Bassam Saffouri MB ChB, Barbara M. Hom MD, James M. Mertesdorf MD & James E. Gardiner MD

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Saffouri, B., Hom, B.M., Mertesdorf, J.M. et al. Treatment of Pyoderma gangrenosum with disodium cromoglycate. Digest Dis Sci 29, 183–185 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01317063

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