Follow clinician's advice on avoiding other irritants and protecting the skin. Patch test with other products as needed. Peristomal Abscess One or more open, painful lesions surrounded by a halo of redness. Not uncommon in patients with active Crohn's disease in the distal bowel. Unroofing of ulcer by surgeon.
Management depends on size.
Review options with clinician, including non-adherent gauze, hydrogel, astringent solution or hydrocolloid wafer. Pyoderma Gangrenosum Associated with IBD, arthritis, leukemia, polycythemia vera and multiple myeloma. Red open lesions become raised with irregular purplish margins. Systemic treatment of underlying disease, local ulcer treatment by clinician. Unroofing the area is generally not advised.