J Korean Rheum Assoc.
1999 Dec;6(4):340-345.
A Case of Pyoderma Gangrenosum Associated with Behcet's Disease
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, incheon, Korea. parkwon@inha.ac.kr
Abstract
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Pyoderma gangrenosum may be associated with underlying systemic diseases. The most frequently associated condition is inflammatory bowel disease. Other associations include chronic active and chronic persistent hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, leukemia, myeloma, ployarthritis, monoclonal gammopathy, myeloproliferative disorders, systemic lupus erythromatosus ad Behcet's disease. Multiple extensive pyoderma gangrenosum associatie with Behcet's disease has rerely been reported in Korea. Thus, we report a case of multiple pyoderma gangrenosums occurring as pathergy phenomenon at intravenous and intramuscular injection sites in a patient with Behcet's disease.