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Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved
This article aims at raising clinical awareness about pyoderma gangrenosum especially when presenting in primary care settings. Due to its initial manifestation as a nonspecific ulcer, physicians with relatively less dermatology experience usually misdiagnose PG as cutaneous infection or vascular di...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906766/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29686788 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1452518 |
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author | Fayyaz, Beenish |
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description | This article aims at raising clinical awareness about pyoderma gangrenosum especially when presenting in primary care settings. Due to its initial manifestation as a nonspecific ulcer, physicians with relatively less dermatology experience usually misdiagnose PG as cutaneous infection or vascular disease. This usually leads to inappropriate treatment with subsequent worsening of condition and devastating effects on patients’ lives. |
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spelling | pubmed-59067662018-04-23 Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved Fayyaz, Beenish J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect Review Article This article aims at raising clinical awareness about pyoderma gangrenosum especially when presenting in primary care settings. Due to its initial manifestation as a nonspecific ulcer, physicians with relatively less dermatology experience usually misdiagnose PG as cutaneous infection or vascular disease. This usually leads to inappropriate treatment with subsequent worsening of condition and devastating effects on patients’ lives. Taylor & Francis 2018-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5906766/ /pubmed/29686788 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1452518 Text en © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Fayyaz, Beenish Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved |
title | Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved |
title_full | Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved |
title_fullStr | Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved |
title_full_unstemmed | Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved |
title_short | Pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved |
title_sort | pyoderma gangrenosum in primary care setting: the challenges involved |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906766/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29686788 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1452518 |
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