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Grant Masel, MD

Diagnosis

pyoderma gangrenosum ulcer

Body Site

hand finger

Age

65 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

purple yellow

Morphology

ulcerated (erosion / ulcer)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 65-year-old man complained of painful rapidly expanding ulcers on the tops of his hands for 3 weeks. A comprehensive medical evaluation was underway to identify an underlying cause.

Description

large ulcers with undermined purple borders

Categories

cutaneous sign of systemic disease

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7/13/2004 21:38:38

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