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Case Report

Successful treatment with tacrolimus of refractory pyoderma gangrenosum with pouchitis after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis

Miwa SatakeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Hirotake SakurabaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Department of Community Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Hiroto HiragaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Department of Community Healthcare Development in Odate and North Akita, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Natsumi TarakitaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Yui AkemotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Shinji OtaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Keisuke HasuiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Daisuke NishiyaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Aomori Rosai Hospital, Hachinohe, Japan;
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Shiro HayamizuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Hidezumi KikuchiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Manabu SawayaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Daisuke ChindaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Tatsuya MikamiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Division of endoscopy, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan
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Tadashi ShimoyamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Shinsaku FukudaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate school of medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Department of Community Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Pages 142-146 | Received 02 Apr 2018, Accepted 11 Jul 2018, Published online: 03 Dec 2018

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