Toledo-Contreras, AbdónBermúdez, ValmoreToledo, Andrés JoséSalazar, JuanMartínez, María SofíaRojas, EdwardRoque, WillyPérez, ArturoChacín-González, MaricarmenRojas, Joselyn2020-04-162020-04-16202024779628https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12442/5117We are presenting a case of patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus that was diagnosed with a soft tissue infection in the lower extremity. This was initially treated as cellulitis and antibiotic treatment was initiated. Due to a poor clinical response, the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum was proposed as part of the differential diagnosis. Skin biopsies and pathology confirmed the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum that had a satisfactory response to steroid treatment.Se presenta el caso de una paciente diabética tipo 2 que inicialmente fue diagnosticada como una celulitis complicada del miembro inferior izquierdo, pero ante la pobre respuesta con el tratamiento antibiótico, se consideró el diagnóstico de pioderma gangrenosa, confirmado anatomopatológicamente, con respuesta satisfactoria al tratamiento esteroideo tópico.pdfengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternacionalPioderma GangrenosaEsteroidesDiabetes Mellitus Tipo 2Desbridamiento QuirúrgicoPyoderma GangrenosumGlucocorticoids Type 2Surgical Debridementarticleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess