Cutaneous Diphtheria Mimicking Pyoderma Gangrenosum

JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Feb 1;154(2):227-228. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.4786.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diphtheria / diagnosis
  • Diphtheria / drug therapy
  • Diphtheria / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Leg Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Leg Ulcer / microbiology
  • Leg Ulcer / pathology
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / diagnosis*
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum / pathology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Azithromycin