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We describe the case of a 18-year-old male patient who first presented with decompensated cirrhosis, fever and generalized lymphadenopathy. He had abnormal results for liver biochemical tests, with a hepatitic-like picture and high titre of antinuclear antibodies. According to the scoring system
OBJECTIVE
To highlight the key differences in history, examination, and management of pyoderma gangrenosum and necrotizing fasciitis and to outline the importance of distinguishing these 2 conditions.
METHODS
We present a case report of a gentleman with a background of ulcerative colitis having a
BACKGROUND
Immunosuppressive medications such as corticosteroids and cyclosporin are the most commonly employed therapies in pyoderma gangrenosum. We describe a patient with multiple ulcers of pyoderma gangrenosum on the lower extremities in whom immunosuppressive therapy caused serious side effects
BACKGROUND
Extra-cutaneous manifestations of neutrophilic dermatosis are rare. Symptomatic cases are usually multiform and confusing. We report a case with an aseptic lymph node abscess associated with pyoderma gangrenosum.
METHODS
A 28-year-old woman with past history of pyoderma gangrenosum was
We present here a case of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) on the stump of an amputated leg. The patient was a 69-year-old woman who had both of her legs amputated due to acute arterial occlusion. An ulcer first appeared nine years later, after which point it continued to fluctuate in size. Complications
Juvenile gangrenous vasculitis of the scrotum was described by Piñol et al in 1974 as a unique variant of scrotal gangrene of unknown origin, occurring exclusively in young individuals. It was characterized by an acute onset of skin ulcers undergoing complete resolution after appropriate therapy,
BACKGROUND
Bowel-associated dermatosis-arthritis syndrome denotes the occurrence of diarrhoea with arthritis and skin lesions related to bowel disease with or without bowel bypass. In this condition, the histological finding of cutaneous aseptic neutrophilic cell infiltrate is non-specific and
The authors present a 42-year-old man's case in whom the onset of chronic ulcerative colitis and pyoderma gangrenosum was simultaneous. Pyoderma gangrenosum began as bullae on his chest and lower limb. The main symptoms were fever, anaemia, hypoproteinaemia beyond the skin lesions, and the abdominal
We present a case of a 10-year-old girl with a diagnosis of vulvar pyoderma gangrenosum. Intravenous methylprednisolone was started and on tapering the steroid regimen, the lesion showed significant enlargement and purulent discharge without any remission of fever and inflammatory activity, so she
A 30-year-old Japanese man presented with an erythematous, papulonodular eruption on his face and upper trunk, which rapidly progressed into severely exuberant, ulcerative lesions with a confluent tendency. His other symptoms included a high fever and general malaise. Complete blood cell counts
A 59-year-old male patient developed a necrotizing ulceration on the right shin. Both clinical and histopathologic examinations suggested pyoderma gangrenosum. After temporary improvement of skin symptoms under peroral glucocorticoid treatment, a hemorrhagic-purulent discharge started from the nose,
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an inflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis, characterized by painful and erythematous papules, pustules or vesicles that rapidly become ulcerative and necrotic. These ulcers have multiple sub-types and can develop anywhere on the body. There are different postulations as to
An 8-year-old boy presented with ulcers on the lip and limbs, scattered pustules, fever, and general malaise. Further investigation revealed splenic and pulmonary lesions. A diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum with splenic and pulmonary involvement was made. The authors have not found a previous