The great imitator with no diagnostic test: pyoderma gangrenosum
| Autor: | Verónica Fonte-Avalos, Adriana Lozano-Platonoff, Teresa Alonso-León, María Elisa Vega-Memije, Heidi Hernández-Ramírez, Sonia Toussaint-Caire |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Neutrophils business.industry The great imitator Diagnostic test Original Articles Dermatology medicine.disease Chronic ulcers Pyoderma Gangrenosum Diagnosis Differential 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences Wound care 0302 clinical medicine Quality of Life Humans Medicine Surgery 030212 general & internal medicine business Pyoderma gangrenosum |
| Zdroj: | Int Wound J |
| ISSN: | 1742-481X 1742-4801 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/iwj.13466 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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