Pyoderma gangrenosum of the hand.

Adv Skin Wound Care

Maaike Schotanus, MD, is a Surgical Resident; Naomi van Hout, MD, is a Surgical Resident; and Dagmar Vos, MD, is a Surgeon; all in the Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands. The authors have disclosed that they have no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted March 15, 2013; accepted in revised form August 6, 2013.

Published: February 2014

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare, painful, ulcerative neutrophilic dermatosis that is not usually seen on the hands. Pyoderma gangrenosum is a diagnosis of exclusion, as there are no specific laboratory or histopathologic findings to confirm the diagnosis. Heightened awareness and early recognition are needed to decrease morbidity in these patients.

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