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Rodrigo Valdés Rodríguez*, Francisco Simental Lara**
RESUMEN
El pioderma gangrenoso es una dermatosis neutrofílica, relacionada con quimiotaxis anormal de los neutrófilos. Se comunica el caso de una mujer de 27 años con presentación atípica de pioderma gangrenoso en la cabeza y el cuello, sin antecedentes de importancia y sin enfermedades asociadas al momento del diagnóstico; que respondió al tratamiento con talidomida y prednisona. Esta localización es poco frecuente y poco conocida por el dermatólogo u otros especialistas.
ABSTRACT
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a neutrophilic dermatosis of unknown etiology, but some studies have suggested that abnormal neutrophil chemotaxis relates to the disease. This paper reports the case of a 27-year-old woman with atypical presentation of pyoderma gangrenosum with no relevant medical history and no associated diseases at the time of diagnosis. The lesion was located in the head and neck, with good response to thalidomide and prednisone, this is an atypical presentation and not well known by the dermatologist and other specialists.
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