A 75-year-old female with ulceration of breast skin.
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An elderly female presented to a North Carolina wound care center (Sandhills Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Hamlet, NC) with ulcerative lesions of both breasts. After a thorough investigation, an Internet search yielded a list of possible causes, of which candidiasis exacerbated by friction seemed the most likely diagnosis. However, a biopsy diagnosed bullous pemphigoid. This reinforces the point that a biopsy of an unusual lesion is a valuable diagnostic tool to investigate suspected malignancy, wounds in unusual locations or with unusual appearance, and wounds not responding to treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice
دوره 26 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014