A case of primarily facial pyoderma gangrenosum associated with Takayasu arteritis
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IL: interleukin PG: pyoderma gangrenosum TA: Takayasu arteritis INTRODUCTION Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a type of neutrophilic dermatosis that shows noninfectious ulcers characterized by neutrophil infiltration of the skin. PG is frequently associatedwith systemic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and hematologic disorders. In Japan, PG is also awellknown complication of Takayasu arteritis (TA), yet only a few anecdotal reports are recorded worldwide. Typically, patients with PG show skin lesions on the lower extremities; however, the PG lesions associated with TA are known to be more widespread than those without TA. Ujiie et al reported that 42.9% of the PG patients with TA (15 of 35) had lesions on the face and neck. We report a case of PG associated with TA that primarily affected the face and had been misdiagnosed as a facial skin infection.
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