Pyoderma gangrenosum-like oral ulcerations in an elderly patient.
Objective: To present a case of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG)-like oral ulcerations in an elderly patient.Background: PG is an uncommon idiopathic, ulcerative, chronic inflammatory cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology, which is associated with systemic diseases found in more than 50% of patients. Oral...
| Publicado en: | Gerodontology Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 309 - 314 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2015
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=110954820&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 110954820 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 07340664 0J8 jtl: Gerodontology issn: 07340664 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2015 vid: 32 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 110954820 110954820 NLM26768815 110954820 10.1111/ger.12158 NLM26768815 110954820 ppf: 309 ppct: 5 formats: tig: atl: Pyoderma gangrenosum-like oral ulcerations in an elderly patient. aug: au: Kaomongkolgit, Ruchadaporn Subbalekha, Keskanya Sawangarun, Wanlada Thongprasom, Kobkan affil: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok Thailand sug: subj: Mouth Diseases Pathology Pyoderma Gangrenosum Pathology Mouth Mucosa Pathology Pyoderma Gangrenosum Diagnosis Biopsy Disease Attributes Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Male Aged Thailand Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic Pathology Scales Aged: 65+ years Male ab: Objective: To present a case of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG)-like oral ulcerations in an elderly patient.Background: PG is an uncommon idiopathic, ulcerative, chronic inflammatory cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology, which is associated with systemic diseases found in more than 50% of patients. Oral lesions of PG are extremely rare and have not been previously reported on chronic leukemia patient.Clinical Report: This report presents the first case of a 73 year-old man who had PG-like oral ulcerations which offered the possibility of an initial finding of chronic myeloid leukemia.Conclusion: Clinicians should always take into consideration that PG in the oral mucosa is a recalcitrant ulcer and can precede the development of underlying clonal malignancy. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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