Pyoderma gangrenosum and myeloproliferative disorders. Report of a case and review of the literature
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 139 (8) , 932-934
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.139.8.932
Abstract
The exact mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) still remains unclear, yet there is an increasing number of reports associating PG with immunologic abnormalities. A correlation between PG and myeloproliferative disorders was also described. A patient with chronic myelocytic leukemia is described in whom PG developed during the course of illness. An immunologic analysis of this case, speculation on the pathogenesis of PG and a review of the literature are presented. The futility of current therapeutic modalities in the treatment of PG is reported.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: