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Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum

The a priori risk of infection is high when a patient presents with an ulcerative skin condition and elevated inflammatory parameters. If the ulceration is progressive despite adequate antibiotic therapy and tissue cultures are negative, pyoderma gangrenosum should be considered as the diagnosis. Th...

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Autores principales: Burlage, Ellen, Mulder, Janneke W. C. M., Nellensteijn, Jorm M., Zeegers, Adelgunde V. C. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9362768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37198754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-247770
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author Burlage, Ellen
Mulder, Janneke W. C. M.
Nellensteijn, Jorm M.
Zeegers, Adelgunde V. C. M.
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description The a priori risk of infection is high when a patient presents with an ulcerative skin condition and elevated inflammatory parameters. If the ulceration is progressive despite adequate antibiotic therapy and tissue cultures are negative, pyoderma gangrenosum should be considered as the diagnosis. This rare infection mimicking skin condition can develop and worsen due to surgery. In this paper, we report two cases that illustrate the importance of making this clinical diagnosis in a timely manner in order to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions and worsening of the clinical picture.
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spelling pubmed-93627682022-08-22 Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum Burlage, Ellen Mulder, Janneke W. C. M. Nellensteijn, Jorm M. Zeegers, Adelgunde V. C. M. BMJ Case Rep Case Reports: Reminder of important clinical lesson The a priori risk of infection is high when a patient presents with an ulcerative skin condition and elevated inflammatory parameters. If the ulceration is progressive despite adequate antibiotic therapy and tissue cultures are negative, pyoderma gangrenosum should be considered as the diagnosis. This rare infection mimicking skin condition can develop and worsen due to surgery. In this paper, we report two cases that illustrate the importance of making this clinical diagnosis in a timely manner in order to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions and worsening of the clinical picture. BMJ Publishing Group 2022-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9362768/ /pubmed/37198754 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-247770 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
spellingShingle Case Reports: Reminder of important clinical lesson
Burlage, Ellen
Mulder, Janneke W. C. M.
Nellensteijn, Jorm M.
Zeegers, Adelgunde V. C. M.
Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum
title Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum
title_full Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum
title_fullStr Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum
title_full_unstemmed Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum
title_short Infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum
title_sort infection mimicking skin condition: pyoderma gangrenosum
topic Case Reports: Reminder of important clinical lesson
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9362768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37198754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-247770
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