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ArticleJRSM open2022

First presentation of pyoderma gangrenosum in a patient with partial immunoglobulin A deficiency.

S Demirel, M Shetty, M Patel, K Mahmood

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Article in JRSM open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

S DemirelDepartment of Dermatology, NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital, James Arrott Drive Dundee, DD2 1SG.
M ShettyDepartment of Dermatology, London Northwest University Healthcare NHS trust, Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-0941
M PatelColchester General Hospital, Turner Rd, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JL.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-0551
K MahmoodColchester General Hospital, Turner Rd, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5JL.
Colchester Hospital · GBEaling Hospital · GBNHS Tayside · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe the case of a 58-year-old female with an intensely painful and rapidly enlarging necrotic cutaneous ulcer to the right shin on a background of partial immunoglobulin A deficiency (IgAD). She was seen by various healthcare professionals and managed with upscaling antibiotics for cellulitis requiring an inpatient hospital stay. The dermatology team made a clinical diagnosis of ulcerative Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) on assessing the patient 13 days post-onset of symptoms. The patient responded dramatically to steroids and oral tetracycline. This case highlights the unusually described association between PG and IgAD as well as the diagnostic challenge seen in patients presenting with PG.

Indexed as

Dermatologyhaematology (incl blood transfusion)immunology (including allergy)Rheumatologyvasculitis

Identifiers

PMID35464105
PMCPMC9019357
OpenAlexW4223943524

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