[An unusual case of pyoderma gangrenosum with necrotizing granulomatous dermatitis]

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2003 Apr;1(4):302-5.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Four distinctive clinical and histological variants of pyoderma gangrenosum have been proposed: (1) ulcerative, (2) pustular, (3) bullous, and (4) vegetative. The rate of progression and associated systemic diseases, as well as the histopathologic changes, can vary considerably between these clinical variants. A 64-year-old man presented with ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum associated with renal cell carcinoma and IgA paraproteinemia; he responded to oral thalidomide. Histopathology revealed unusual findings with signs of leukocytoclastic vasculitis, basophilic degeneration of collagen and zones of suppuration with a palisaded histiocytic and epithelioid granulomatous infiltration throughout the dermis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Dermatitis / complications
  • Dermatitis / diagnosis*
  • Dermatitis / drug therapy*
  • Granuloma / complications
  • Granuloma / diagnosis*
  • Granuloma / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / complications
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / diagnosis*
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / drug therapy*
  • Rare Diseases / diagnosis
  • Rare Diseases / drug therapy
  • Thalidomide / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Thalidomide