Cutaneous Wegener's granulomatosis (malignant pyoderma) in a patient with Crohn's disease Article

Jacob, SE, Martin, LK, Kerdel, FA. (2003). Cutaneous Wegener's granulomatosis (malignant pyoderma) in a patient with Crohn's disease . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, 42(11), 896-898. 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01919.x

cited authors

  • Jacob, SE; Martin, LK; Kerdel, FA

authors

abstract

  • We report a case of an unusual presentation of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) in a patient with Crohn's disease (CD). She presented to our Wound Care Center with 7th cranial nerve palsy and facial pyoderma-like ulcerations. Although WG has a predilection for the lung, kidney, and eyes, cutaneous involvement can be seen in 50% of the cases, and it can be the presenting sign in 9-14%. Because of the lethality of WG if not properly treated, the diagnosis is imperative.

publication date

  • November 1, 2003

published in

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start page

  • 896

end page

  • 898

volume

  • 42

issue

  • 11