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John R. Haserick, M.D.; Allen E. Walker, M.D.; Melvin Brody, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;74(2):220-226.

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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Secondary to Insect Bite. Presented by DR. EDWARD S. KOZIKOWSKI (courtesy of Dr. V. Ippolito).

The patient is a 54-year-old white man, who was well until August, 1954, at which time, while switching box-cars loaded with steer hides, he was bitten (?) on the left popliteal area by something he crushed "like a peanut" through his trousers. This area became erythematous and painful and was incised after two weeks, but no pus was found. The area became erythematour and painful and was incised after two weeks, but no pus was found. The area continued to enlarge, became blue-black, and then ulcerated. This lesion failed to heal, and soon similar lesions developed on the legs, arms, chest, and neck, all having well-defined blue-red, serpiginous, undermined borders and necrotic subcutaneous tissue exposing blood vessels, nerves, tendons, and underlying muscle sheaths.

The past history and family history are noncontributory.

Laboratory findings . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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