Pyoderma gangrenosum ‒ cutaneous and extracutaneous manifestations

Cutaneous Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the Hand

Pyoderma gangrenosum-like primary cutaneous cryptococcosis.

Sir, The first published case of a Cryptococcus infection was reported by Zenker in 1861 (1), when he described a case of a man dying from a fungal infection involving the central nervous system (CNS). Thereafter, reports of Cryptococcus infections increased significantly. Today most cases occur in immunocompromised, often HIVinfected, individuals (2). C. neoformans (CN) is a ubiquitous yeast-l...

Cutaneous blastomycosis masquerading as pyoderma gangrenosum.

Cutaneous blastomycosis (CB) is associated with a variety of skin manifestations. Among other entities, CB may be mistaken for pyoderma gangrenosum due to overlap of findings on histopathologic examination. We report a case of CB, initially diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum and treated with steroids, leading to disseminated blastomycosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Pyoderma gangrenosum.

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an idiopathic, ulcerative, noninfective chronic inflammatory skin disorder of unknown etiology. It is associated with systemic medical illness in 50% of cases like inflammatory bowel disease, systemic arthritis, haematological diseases and malignancies. Characteristic lesions begin as pustule or vesiculopustule and progresses to an ulcer or deep erosion with violace...

Pyoderma gangrenosum in a patient with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

PG: Pyoderma gangrenosum CTCL: Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma IL: Interleukin INTRODUCTION Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon neutrophilic dermatosis characterized classically by the development of rapidly expanding painful ulcerations often on the lower extremities. Although most commonly associatedwith inflammatory bowel disease, acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, or monoclonal gammop...