Pyoderma gangrenosum in a renal transplant recipient: A case report and review of literature.
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by multiple cutaneous ulcers with mucopurulent or hemorrhagic exudate. This sterile neutrophilic dermatosis is known to occur in association with malignancy, infection, autoimmune disorders and drugs. Occurrence of PG in...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Nephrology Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 297 - 300 |
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| Formato: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=109839655&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 109839655 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09714065 1CQK jtl: Indian Journal of Nephrology issn: 09714065 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep/Oct2015 vid: 25 iid: 5 pid: 56013 pub: Scientific Scholar LLC place: Pittsford, New York artinfo: ui: 109839655 109288255 10.4103/0971-4065.156900 109839655 ppf: 297 ppct: 3 formats: tig: atl: Pyoderma gangrenosum in a renal transplant recipient: A case report and review of literature. aug: au: Jha, P. K. Rana, A. Kapoor, S. Kher, V. affil: Department of Nephrology, Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology, India sug: subj: Pyoderma Gangrenosum Diagnosis Kidney Transplantation History Pyoderma Gangrenosum Drug Therapy Immunosuppressive Agents Adverse Effects Pyoderma Gangrenosum Risk Factors Male Adult Pyoderma Gangrenosum Epidemiology Hematologic Tests Biopsy Glucocorticoids Therapeutic Use Diagnosis, Differential Adult: 19-44 years Male ab: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by multiple cutaneous ulcers with mucopurulent or hemorrhagic exudate. This sterile neutrophilic dermatosis is known to occur in association with malignancy, infection, autoimmune disorders and drugs. Occurrence of PG in a renal transplant recipient, who is already on immunosuppressants, is rare. We hereby report a renal transplant recipient who developed PG 1-month after transplant and responded well to treatment with escalated dose of oral steroid. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study pictorial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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