Poor Prognosis of Arthritis-Associated Pyoderma Gangrenosum
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Poor prognosis of arthritis-associated pyoderma gangrenosum.
BACKGROUND The association between pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) and arthritis is well established. We have observed a refractory population of patients with arthritis-associated PG (PGA). We, therefore, tested the hypothesis that differences exist in response to treatment in patients with PGA compared with patients with PG without arthritis. OBSERVATIONS We performed a review of patients with PG...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.7.861