What Researchers Did
Researchers presented a case report of a 54-year-old woman with pyoderma gangrenosum treated with oral prednisone and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
What They Found
The patient received 20 mg/day of oral prednisone for 1 week, tapered to 10 mg/day for another week, along with 12 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy over 2 weeks. Her wounds healed completely without scarring, demonstrating good wound healing, decreased pain, and reduced need for systemic corticosteroids.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted outside of Canada.
Study Limitations
As a single case report, this study's findings cannot be generalized to a larger patient population and lack a control group for comparison.