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Cutaneous malakoplakia masquerading as pyoderma gangrenosum.

Cutaneous malakoplakia is a rare infection-related granulomatous disease frequently associated with immunocompromised states. Foamy macrophages containing basophilic granules, called the Michaelis-Gutman bodies, are pathognomonic. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in a 77-year-old male with...

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Publicado en:International Wound Journal Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 658 - 661
Autores principales: Smith‐Pliego, Mariam, Contreras‐Ruiz, Jose, Ryan, Siobhan, Sibbald, R Gary, Hanna, Wedad, Roldan‐Marin, Rodrigo
Formato: case study pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2017
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Sumario:Cutaneous malakoplakia is a rare infection-related granulomatous disease frequently associated with immunocompromised states. Foamy macrophages containing basophilic granules, called the Michaelis-Gutman bodies, are pathognomonic. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in a 77-year-old male with pyoderma gangrenosum and a 2-year history of a non-healing malleolar ulcer treated successfully with cotrimoxazole.