ISSN:
1468-3083
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
A 64-year-old man presented with multiple, rapidly growing painful ulcers on the legs, buttocks, hands and the nose, suggesting pyoderma gangrenosum. Laboratory investigations, especially autoantibodies such as high-titered speckled antinuclear antibodies, anti-dsDNA, anti-RNP, anti-Ro, anti-La, and anticardiolipin antibodies both of the IgG and IgM type, signs of mild non-deforming arthritis, renal and hematologic involvement suggested the diagnosis SLE presenting as pyoderma gangrenosum. A combination of azathioprine and prednisolone completely resolved the pyoderma skin lesions. A brief overview on pyoderma gangrenosum associated systemic diseases and current treatment modalities is given.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3083.1995.tb00278.x
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