Alex G. Ortega-Loayza, MD, MCR

Case Report

Pyoderma Gangrenosum-Like Presentation of Herpetic Panniculitis in a Patient With Immunosuppression

05/17/2021

A 79-year-old male presented with a 3-month history of a painless chronic ulcer on the left buttock that was refractory to antibiotic therapy and intralesional corticosteroid.

A 79-year-old male presented...

05/17/2021

Wounds

Brief Communication

Clinical and Laboratory Factors Associated With Wound Healing in Patients With Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Retrospective Study

06/01/2022

Stephen J. Malachowski ;

Alex G. Ortega-Loayza , MD, MCR;

Emile Latour ;

This exploratory analysis investigated the relationship between readily available clinical factors and target ulcer healing within 6 months from the first visit.

This exploratory analysis...

06/01/2022

Wounds

Guest Editorial

Amputations in Pyoderma Gangrenosum Patients: Underreported or Very Rare?

01/11/2023

Alex G. Ortega-Loayza , MD, MCR;

Shannon Kody , MD;

Are providers missing the diagnosis of PG because they are anchoring on “positive” biopsy findings? Could we be missing cases in which PG patients underwent amputation, didn’t have a recurrence, and were never diagnosed? Or are we just not...

Are providers missing the...

01/11/2023

Today's Wound Clinic

Review

A Comprehensive Review of Local Pharmacologic Therapy for Pyoderma Gangrenosum

06/01/2019

David Baltazar ;

Carter Haag ;

Angelo V. Marzano ;

Angela S. Gupta ;

Alex G. Ortega-Loayza , MD, MCR;

This literature review assesses all available local therapies in order to summarize the use and reported efficaciousness of the broad range of local treatments available for PG.

This literature review assesses...

06/01/2019

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Successful Mastectomy and Chemotherapy in a Patient with Breast Cancer and Active Generalized Pyoderma Gangrenosum

04/06/2020

Alex G. Ortega-Loayza , MD, MCR;

Payal M. Patel ;

Daniel C. Morse ;

Carter Haag ;

The authors report the development of pyoderma gangrenosum with the initiation of chemotherapy in a 46-year-old woman with breast cancer.

The authors report the...

04/06/2020

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the Scalp: A Rare Clinical Variant

02/20/2018

Julia R. Nunley ;

Angela S. Gupta ;

Alex G. Ortega-Loayza , MD, MCR;

Michael J. Feldman , MD;

02/20/2018

Wounds

Videos

Reviewing the Evidence on Pyoderma Gangrenosum

12/05/2023

Alex G. Ortega-Loayza , MD, MCR;

Dr. Alex Ortega gives an overview of his SAWC Fall 2023 session, titled Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Deep Dive into Causation, Diagnosis and Treatment.

Dr. Alex Ortega gives an...

12/05/2023

Wounds

The Utility and Challenges of Histopathologic Evaluation in the Diagnosis of Non-malignant Skin Ulcers

Background: Histopathologic evaluation of cutaneous ulcers is indicated when the clinical diagnosis is not well established or when ulcers have not responded to standard of care. Many non...

Phoebe Hammer ;

Mary Clare Bohnett ;

Fatima McKenzie ;

Veselina Korcheva ;

Emile Latour ;

Stephanie Mengden ;

Kevin White ;

Alex G. Ortega-Loayza , MD, MCR;

07/15/2019