The diagnosis and treatment of pyoderma gangraenosum.

Pyoderma gangraenosum is a rare condition and its symptoms are often misdiagnosed. This article presents of an overview of this form of ulceration, and includes a case study showing how it was diagnosed and treated in a patient following an arthroscopy to the left ankle.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Wound Care Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 282 - 286
Main Author: Coady, K
Format: case study Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Jun2000
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Description
Summary:Pyoderma gangraenosum is a rare condition and its symptoms are often misdiagnosed. This article presents of an overview of this form of ulceration, and includes a case study showing how it was diagnosed and treated in a patient following an arthroscopy to the left ankle.