Pyoderma gangrenosum triggered by insect bite: two case reports

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  • Noor Muhammad Ursani

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.18.3.2008.593

Keywords:

Pyoderma gangrenosum, insect bite, corticosteriods.

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum is rare, probably autoimmune vascutitis and non-infective ulceration of skin. Two case reports are presented here, with interesting similarities and probable cause. 

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2016-12-24

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Ursani NM. Pyoderma gangrenosum triggered by insect bite: two case reports. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016Dec.24 [cited 2026Apr.22];18(3):191-4. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/593

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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2008): July - September

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Case Reports

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