title: Pyoderma gangrenosum complicating infection of the hand. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum is infrequently encountered by the orthopedic surgeon. The appearance of progressive, painful bullae followed injury and infection in a 56-year-old man. The treatment consisted of a search for an associated underlying systemic disease in concert with high-dose steroids. The etiology is not known.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Virginia.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Papilion
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Bergfield
mesh_terms: D005734:Gangrene; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000473:pathology*