Response of atypical bullous pyoderma gangrenosum to oral minocycline hydrochloride and topical steroids

Abstract

An 80-year-old Caucasian female with rheumatoid arthritis and recurrent atypical bullous pyoderma gangrenosum is described. There was no evidence of any underlying myeloproliferative disorder. Rapid healing occurred in response to oral minocycline hydrochloride and topical clobetasol propionate.