When a wound is the harbinger of a serious underlying systemic illness.
A 55-year-old woman presented with progressive enlarging and painful non-healing ulcers on her bilateral lower extremities; biopsy was consistent with pyoderma gangrenosum. Workup for an underlying illness revealed a cavitary lung nodule and an ulcerating mass in the anal canal. Patient did not have...
| Published in: | BMJ Case Reports Vol. 2018; pp. 1 - 5 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
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BMJ Publishing Group
1/31/2018
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |