Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Biography

Abdullah Alfaleh belongs to the King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. has a special interest in Health science, Dermatology, Skin.

Publications

• Case Report   
  Idiopathic Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Toddler: Case Report
  Author(s): Waleed Alajroush*, Nouf Alqahtani and Abdullah Alfaleh
  
  Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) is an inflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis of unknown etiology, primarily sterile with no underlying infectious process and commonly present as an association with a systemic disease. It is rarely seen in pediatric age group and here we describe an atypical presentation of painless cutaneous ulcerative eruption involving the upper thighs and buttock in an otherwise healthy 14-month-old girl. Diagnosis of idiopathic PG was made based on clinical and histopathological correlation, and after excluding other etiologies including immunodeficiency and infections. The patient improved and responded well within 4 weeks of treatment with systemic corticosteroids... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9554.20.11.516

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