PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM AT CAESAREAN INCISION SITE RESPONSE TO DEXAMETHASONE THERAPY
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Pyoderma gangrenosum after caesarean section: a case report
BACKGROUND Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare ulcerative skin disease. The diagnosis is based on clinical features and excluding other causes of skin ulcers, as it does not have characteristic histopathology or laboratory findings. The etiology is poorly understood. Lesions can develop spontaneously, after surgery or after trauma. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 32-year-old woman with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2014/3903