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Wound Management in the Patient with Wound Management in the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseInflammatory Bowel Disease

Nancy Tomaselli, RN, MSN, CRNP, CWOCN, LNC

President & CEO

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Chronic neutrophilic inflammatory disease

• Can cause painful ulcerative lesions

• Associated with systemic diseases such as IBD (UC, regional enteritis, Crohn’s), arthritis, hematologic and immunologic abnormalities

• Pathophysiologic mechanism is unknown

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Extremely painful lesions

• Begin as a nodule, pustule or bullae

• Develop significant induration and erythema

• Progress to one or more chronic ulcers

• Course waxes and wanes

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Common characteristics

• Irregular wound edges that are elevated and violaceous

• Ulcers are deep, exudative and extremely tender

• Wound base is often filled with yellow slough and/or islands of necrosis

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Common characteristics

• Wound edges are undermined

• Band of erythema may extend from the wound edge, which defines the direction the ulcer may extend

• Healing present along one edge with enlargement along another edge

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Common characteristics• Ulcers heal slow and leave an atrophic,

irregular scar• Common sites: lower legs, buttocks,

abdomen, face, hands• Mechanism by which PG develops is

unknown• Pathergy (development of lesions in

areas of trauma) plays a role

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

• Distinguishing features

• Ragged and boggy borders

• Elevated

• Dusky red, purple

• Edema halo

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Difficult to diagnose• Disease of exclusion• Misdiagnosed as venous, arterial,

neuropathic, vasculitic, or neoplastic wounds

• Dx based on clinical manifestations-no diagnostic test to confirm

• H&P, skin biopsy to exclude other causes, associated illness

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Treatment : cure does not exist• Systemic therapy with local wound

care• Corticosteroids: Prednisone 60-120

mg daily until reduction of pain and granulation tissue

• Dapsone used to control wound bioburden

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Treatment : cure does not exist

• Limited disease: topical or intralesional steroids

• Antibiotics with anti-inflammatory agents (cyclosporine)

• Infliximab

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Pyoderma Granulosum:Pyoderma Granulosum:Topical TreatmentTopical Treatment

• Topical steroids (Orabase with Kenalog)

• Topical immunomodulators (tacrolimus & pimecrolimus)

• Nicotine patch

• Intralesional steroids

• Methylprednisolone

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Pyoderma Granulosum:Pyoderma Granulosum:Systemic TreatmentSystemic Treatment

• Antineoplastics

• Chlorambucil

• Cyclophophamide

• Antibiotics

• Dapsone

• Minocycline

• Cyclosporine

• Clofazamine

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Pyoderma Granulosum:Pyoderma Granulosum:Systemic TreatmentSystemic Treatment

• Anti-inflammatories

• Mesalamine

• Antimetabolites

• Methotrexate

• Corticosteroids

• Prednisone

• Monoclonal antibodies

• Infliximab

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Pyoderma Granulosum:Pyoderma Granulosum:Systemic TreatmentSystemic Treatment

• Immunomodulatory agents

• Thalidonmide

• Immunosuppressents

• Azathioprine

• Mycophenolate mofetil

• IV immunoglobulin

• Plasmapheresis

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Treatment

• Topical wound management

• Exudate management

• Protection from trauma

• Moist wound environment

• Pain control

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Pyoderma GranulosumPyoderma Granulosum

• Treatment

• Non-adhesive dressings d/t pain

• Debridement through autolysis and regression of disease process itself

• Antibacterial topical dressings warranted

• Use caution to prevent trauma

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

• Case study

• 52 year old female diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2005

• Colonoscopy revealed disease from rectum to mid transverse colon

• Medically managed without surgery

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

• Case study

• Medications

• Managed with Predisone until 2006

• Began Mesalamine in 2007

• Currently on Infliximab

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

• Case study• Hit leg on coffee table in October 2007• Treated in ED with antibiotics and

wound did not heal• Admitted to hospital 2 months later• Diagnosed as venous ulcer• Treated with Unna boot and

compression increased pathergy

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

• PG Venous Ulcer

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

• Case study

• Admitted to University of Chicago in February of 2008

• Biopsy of wound performed

• Started on Infliximab and lesions improved

• Treatment for wounds started in February 2008 and wounds were healed in March of 2008

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

• Case study

• Topical treatment included

• Alginate

• Alginate with silver

• Hydrogel

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumFebruary 2008: Week 1February 2008: Week 1

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Moist Wound HealingMoist Wound Healing

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma Gangrenosum

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumFebruary 2008: Week 1February 2008: Week 1

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumFebruary 2008: Week 2February 2008: Week 2

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumFebruary 2008: Week 3February 2008: Week 3

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumFebruary 2008: Week 4February 2008: Week 4

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumMarch 2008: Week 1March 2008: Week 1

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumMarch 2008: Week 2March 2008: Week 2

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumMarch 2008: Week 2March 2008: Week 2

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Hydrogel DressingHydrogel Dressing

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumMarch 2008: Week 3March 2008: Week 3

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Pyoderma GangrenosumPyoderma GangrenosumPeristomal lesionPeristomal lesion

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ReferencesReferences

• Baranoski, S., & Ayello, E.A. (2004).Wound care essentials: Practice principles. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

• Bryant, R.A., & Nix, D.P. (2007). Acute and chronic wounds: Current management concepts (3rd ed). St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.

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ReferencesReferences

• Burch, J., Jones, M., & Fellows, J. (2006). Pyoderma ganrenosum and leg ulcers associated with vasculitis. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 33, 77-82.

• Colwell, J.C., Goldberg, M.T., & Carmel, J.E. (2004). Fecal & urinary diversions: Management principles. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.