Pyoderma Gangrenosum and lymph nodes tuberculosis disease: unusual association
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چکیده
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis with unknown etiology. PG associated with infectious disease is very unsual. We report a singular case of PG with lymph nodes tuberculosis disease.
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