Pyoderma gangrenosum of the cervix.
Background: Ulcerated cervical lesions are common findings in gynecology, but pyoderma gangrenosum presenting solely as a cervical ulcer is unusual.Case: A 33-year-old nulligravida presented with postcoital bleeding and an extensive ulcerated lesion of the cervix that showed nonspecific inflammation...
| Publicado en: | Obstetrics & Gynecology Vol. 96; no. 5 part 1; pp. 825 - 827 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2000 Nov
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