title: Pyoderma gangrenosum: a misdiagnosis.
abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, commonly mistaken for an infection. Here, we report the case of a 55-year-old woman with an infectious process that was initially misdiagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum and treated accordingly. We also discuss the criteria and the methods available to diagnose infections and pyoderma gangrenosum correctly.
authors: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Jessica
authors: J
authors: El-Kehdy
authors: Eckart
authors: E
authors: Haneke
authors: Paula G
authors: PG
authors: Karam
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008875:Middle Aged; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents