Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient with Hereditary Spherocytosis

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, relapsing cutaneous disease with 4 distinctive clinical manifestations: ulcerative, bullous, pustular, and vegetative lesions. It mainly occurs in adults and is frequently associated with systemic diseases, most commonly inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatologic...

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Published inInternational journal of lower extremity wounds Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 92
Main Authors Kwon, Hyoung Il, Paek, Jun Oh, Kim, Jeoung Eun, Ro, Young Suck, Ko, Joo Yeon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2016
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Adolescent
Humans
Leg Ulcer - etiology
Leg Ulcer - pathology
Male
Pyoderma Gangrenosum - etiology
Pyoderma Gangrenosum - pathology
Spherocytosis, Hereditary - complications
hereditary spherocytosis
pyoderma gangrenosum
ulcers
leg
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Summary:Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, relapsing cutaneous disease with 4 distinctive clinical manifestations: ulcerative, bullous, pustular, and vegetative lesions. It mainly occurs in adults and is frequently associated with systemic diseases, most commonly inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatologic disease, or hematological dyscrasias. However, there have been no previous reports of PG in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis, a common inherited hemolytic anemia. We report here a unique case of PG in a 15-year-old boy with underlying hereditary spherocytosis.
ISSN:1552-6941
DOI:10.1177/1534734615623432