Pyoderma gangrenosum with pure red cell aplasia.
Pyoderma gangrenosum is an inflammatory condition of the skin commonly associated with inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis, but also associated with various hematological malignancies. We describe its association with pure red cell aplasia in a four year old boy who presented with progressive skin lesions, fever and pallor, and improved with corticosteroid therapy.
Balasubramanian
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Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India. sbsped53@sify.com
Kaarthigeyan
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Rajkumar
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Ramkumar
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents