Pyoderma Gangrenosum Mimicking a Diabetic Foot Infection: A Case Report

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-71

  Lee, Ho Seong ^a   Choi, Young Rak ^b   Ha, Sung Hoon ^a   Jeong, Jae Jung ^c  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic foot ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHEMA; FOOT EDEMA; FOOT PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOSITIS; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN NECROSIS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WOUND CARE;

DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM;

EID: 84871492992     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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