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Pyoderma gangrenosum following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie, Volume 145, No. 6-7, Year 2018

Background: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare form of neutrophilic dermatosis and is a potential complication in a number of systemic diseases. These include blood diseases, which represent 3.5% of cases, with the main forms being monoclonal gammopathy and acute myeloid leukemia. Patients and methods: Herein we report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum in a female patient who had undergone haematopoietic stem cell allograft six months earlier as part of her treatment for acute T-cell leukemia. Discussion: This condition forms one of the general disorders potentially associated with PG and is a dermatological disorder that can occur in marrow graft patients.
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Citations: 10
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Participants Gender
Female