Atypical Pyoderma Gangrenosum Mimicking an Infectious Process

We present a patient with atypical pyoderma gangrenosum (APG), which involved the patient’s arm and hand. Hemorrhagic bullae and progressive ulcerations were initially thought to be secondary to an infectious process, but a biopsy revealed PG. Awareness of APG by infectious disease services may prev...

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Published inCase reports in infectious diseases Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors To, Derek, Wong, Aaron, Montessori, Valentina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Antibiotics
Biopsy
Case Report
Colleges & universities
Disease
Infections
Skin & tissue grafts
Substance abuse treatment
Wound healing
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Summary:We present a patient with atypical pyoderma gangrenosum (APG), which involved the patient’s arm and hand. Hemorrhagic bullae and progressive ulcerations were initially thought to be secondary to an infectious process, but a biopsy revealed PG. Awareness of APG by infectious disease services may prevent unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
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Academic Editor: Paola Di Carlo
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2014/589632