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(a) Large 10 x 10 cm2 wound located in the mid-lower abdomen adjacent to the ileostomy after 2 months of regular wound care, high-dose systemic glucocorticoid therapy, and local injections with triamcinolone at 4 week intervals. (b) Abdominal wounds reduced to approximately 5 x 10 cm2 after 1 month of induction doses of infliximab (5 mg/kg) were given at week 0 and week 2. (c) Abdominal wounds 5 months after induction therapy with infliximab were given. Wounds significantly improved with near-complete closure compared to previous.
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The ulcer had violaceous edges with associated necrosis and granulation tissue in the inferior portion of her midline laparotomy incision with visible rectus abdominis (Figure 1(a)). One month after receiving two doses of induction therapy with IV infliximab, her abdominal wounds reduced to approximately 5 x 10 cm2 (Figure 1(b)). Five months after induction therapy, her abdominal wounds significantly improved with near-complete closure compared to previous (Figure 1(c)).