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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr;17(5):991-993.
doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.10.047. Epub 2018 Nov 4.

Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Bharati Kochar  1 , Neel Herfarth  2 , Céline Mamie  2 , Alexander A Navarini  3 , Michael Scharl  2 , Hans H Herfarth  4
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Case Reports

Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Bharati Kochar et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Apr.
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Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a difficult-to-treat inflammatory skin condition that affects inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. There is no standardized approach for PG treatment.1 We report the results of 3 patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and refractory PG who had failed several therapies with biologics and were started on tofacitinib for severe inflammatory arthritis with resolution of their PG.

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  • Tofacitinib: A Jak of All Trades.
    Burke KE, Ananthakrishnan AN. Burke KE, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jul;17(8):1438-1440. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.12.044. Epub 2019 Jan 6. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019. PMID: 30625401 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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