Neutrophilic Dermatosis in Pregnancy: An Uncommon Course | Zendy

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Neutrophilic Dermatosis in Pregnancy: An Uncommon Course

Author(s) -

Alessia Villani,

Gabriella Fabbrocini,

Maddalepolitano,

Cláudia Costa,

Matteo Megna,

Maria Ferrillo

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open access macedonian journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 1857-9655

DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2018.453

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , course (navigation) , dermatology , obstetrics , physics , genetics , astronomy , biology

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a neutrophilic-mediated inflammatory skin disease characterised by the rapid onset of painful, hemorrhagic pustules developing into necrotic ulcers occurring predominantly in women aged 20-50 years. According to the literature, all patients reported no change or worsening of the disease during pregnancy. We herein present the case of a 34-year-old woman that developed a neutrophilic dermatosis of the hand reporting complete resolution of the skin disease during pregnancy.

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