Pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcer caused by Helicobacter cinaedi in a patient with x-linked agammaglobulinaemia

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 642-645

  Dua, J ^a   Elliot, E ^a   Bright, P ^a   Grigoriadou, S ^a   Bull, R ^b   Millar, M ^c   Wijesuriya, N ^d   Longhurst, H J ^a  

^a Departments of Immunology   (United Kingdom)

^b Departments of Dermatology   (United Kingdom)

^c Departments of Microbiology   (United Kingdom)

^d BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERTAPENEM; MEROPENEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERADICATION THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HELICOBACTER CINAEDI; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA;

ADULT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 84864128197     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04293.x     Document Type: Article

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