A case of vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum
A 55-year-old Chinese man presented with a 17-month history of pustules, papules, nodules, plaques, and ulcers involving most of his body, including the scalp, face, neck, trunk, and extremities. Several superficial ulcers with vegetative exophytic margins and plaques were also present. Cribriform s...
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doaj-e0542c411b034b5095e67536ab468d4d2020-11-25T01:15:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDermatologica Sinica1027-81172015-09-0133317017210.1016/j.dsi.2014.12.009A case of vegetative pyoderma gangrenosumYan Jin0Caijie Qu1Tongxin Shi2Changyuan Wang3Haiyang Yu4Furen Zhang5Shandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, PR ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, PR ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, PR ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, PR ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, PR ChinaShandong Provincial Hospital for Skin Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, PR ChinaA 55-year-old Chinese man presented with a 17-month history of pustules, papules, nodules, plaques, and ulcers involving most of his body, including the scalp, face, neck, trunk, and extremities. Several superficial ulcers with vegetative exophytic margins and plaques were also present. Cribriform sinuses were on the plaque surfaces and ulcer bases. Pus discharged under pressure. C-reactive protein level was 120.07 mg/dL, with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate at 95 mm/h. Repeated smears and cultures were negative. Forearm incisional biopsy showed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and diffuse neutrophilic infiltration with microabscesses. Vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum was diagnosed. Lesions markedly abated after systemic corticosteroid therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102781171500018Xgangrenosumpyodermavegetative form |
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Yan Jin Caijie Qu Tongxin Shi Changyuan Wang Haiyang Yu Furen Zhang A case of vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum Dermatologica Sinica gangrenosum pyoderma vegetative form |
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A case of vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum |
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A case of vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum |
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A case of vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum |
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A 55-year-old Chinese man presented with a 17-month history of pustules, papules, nodules, plaques, and ulcers involving most of his body, including the scalp, face, neck, trunk, and extremities. Several superficial ulcers with vegetative exophytic margins and plaques were also present. Cribriform sinuses were on the plaque surfaces and ulcer bases. Pus discharged under pressure. C-reactive protein level was 120.07 mg/dL, with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate at 95 mm/h. Repeated smears and cultures were negative. Forearm incisional biopsy showed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and diffuse neutrophilic infiltration with microabscesses. Vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum was diagnosed. Lesions markedly abated after systemic corticosteroid therapy. |
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