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The great imitator with no diagnostic test: pyoderma gangrenosum.

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare, neutrophil‐mediated, auto‐inflammatory dermatosis that wound care specialists must be prepared to recognise. This condition has clinical features analogous to infectious processes. There is no specific diagnostic test and the diagnosis is usually obtained from exclusi...

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Published in:International Wound Journal Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 1774 - 1783
Main Authors: Alonso‐León, Teresa, Hernández‐Ramírez, Heidi H., Fonte‐Avalos, Veronica, Toussaint‐Caire, Sonia, Vega‐Memije, María, Lozano‐Platonoff, Adriana
Format: pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2020
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare, neutrophil‐mediated, auto‐inflammatory dermatosis that wound care specialists must be prepared to recognise. This condition has clinical features analogous to infectious processes. There is no specific diagnostic test and the diagnosis is usually obtained from exclusion. Its early recognition and proper management with prompt initiation of immunosuppressive therapy are essential to improve the quality of life and the prognosis of patients.