New validated diagnostic criteria for pyoderma gangrenosum
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Pyoderma gangrenosum: clinicopathologic correlation and proposed diagnostic criteria.
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare but significant cause of ulcerations. It is a diagnosis of exclusion. Herein, we suggest diagnostic criteria and some historical perspectives on the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0190-9622
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.068