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Pyoderma gangrenosum‐like oral ulcerations in an elderly patient
Author(s) -
Kaomongkolgit Ruchadaporn,
Subbalekha Keskanya,
Sawangarun Wanlada,
Thongprasom Kobkan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/ger.12158
Subject(s) - medicine , pyoderma gangrenosum , etiology , malignancy , dermatology , oral mucosa , myeloid leukemia , pyoderma , pathology , disease
Objective To present a case of pyoderma gangrenosum ( PG )‐like oral ulcerations in an elderly patient. Background PG is an uncommon idiopathic, ulcerative, chronic inflammatory cutaneous disorder of unknown etiology, which is associated with systemic diseases found in more than 50% of patients. Oral lesions of PG are extremely rare and have not been previously reported on chronic leukemia patient. Clinical report This report presents the first case of a 73 year‐old man who had PG ‐like oral ulcerations which offered the possibility of an initial finding of chronic myeloid leukemia. Conclusion Clinicians should always take into consideration that PG in the oral mucosa is a recalcitrant ulcer and can precede the development of underlying clonal malignancy.