Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence

Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence

Clinically, pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is characterized by a rapidly progressive, painful cutaneous ulcer with an irregular, violaceous and undermined border. PG occurs most frequently on the lower extremities and the trunk of middle-aged individuals. The face is only very rarely affected. We present...

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Main Authors: Dorothea Kratzsch, Mirjana Ziemer, Linda Milkova, Justinus A. Wagner, Jan C. Simon, Michael Kendler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Senescence
Face
Ulcer
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/356100
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spelling doaj-8ed280f53d624535ab9c13625af862662020-11-24T23:39:52ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672013-10-015329530010.1159/000356100356100Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in SenescenceDorothea KratzschMirjana ZiemerLinda MilkovaJustinus A. WagnerJan C. SimonMichael KendlerClinically, pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is characterized by a rapidly progressive, painful cutaneous ulcer with an irregular, violaceous and undermined border. PG occurs most frequently on the lower extremities and the trunk of middle-aged individuals. The face is only very rarely affected. We present an 89- and a 90-year-old patient, who developed a facial ulcer consistent with PG.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/356100Pyoderma gangrenosumSenescenceFaceUlcer
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author Dorothea Kratzsch
Mirjana Ziemer
Linda Milkova
Justinus A. Wagner
Jan C. Simon
Michael Kendler
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Mirjana Ziemer
Linda Milkova
Justinus A. Wagner
Jan C. Simon
Michael Kendler
Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence
Case Reports in Dermatology
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Senescence
Face
Ulcer
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Mirjana Ziemer
Linda Milkova
Justinus A. Wagner
Jan C. Simon
Michael Kendler
author_sort Dorothea Kratzsch
title Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence
title_short Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence
title_full Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence
title_fullStr Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence
title_full_unstemmed Facial Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Senescence
title_sort facial pyoderma gangrenosum in senescence
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Dermatology
issn 1662-6567
publishDate 2013-10-01
description Clinically, pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is characterized by a rapidly progressive, painful cutaneous ulcer with an irregular, violaceous and undermined border. PG occurs most frequently on the lower extremities and the trunk of middle-aged individuals. The face is only very rarely affected. We present an 89- and a 90-year-old patient, who developed a facial ulcer consistent with PG.
topic Pyoderma gangrenosum
Senescence
Face
Ulcer
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/356100
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