학술논문

Painful ulceration of the lower legs in a young woman.
Document Type
Article
Source
Clinical & Experimental Dermatology. Aug2013, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p675-677. 3p. 2 Color Photographs.
Subject
*SKIN inflammation
*VASCULITIS
*LEG diseases
*DAPSONE
*DERMATOLOGY
Language
ISSN
0307-6938
Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 35-year-old woman with an eight-year history of painful ulceration of the lower legs. The patient was diagnosed with Palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis (PNGD) with small vessel vasculitis. Complete resolution of the ulceration was observed after four months of daily administration of dapsone.