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Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with polycythaemia rubra vera
Author(s) -
COX N.H.,
WHITE S.I.,
WALTON S.,
WYATT E.H.,
MORLEY W.N.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1987.tb02515.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pyoderma gangrenosum , dermatology , pathology , disease
Summary Pyoderma gangrenosum may occur in patients with haematological disorders but has not frequently been reported in patients with polycythaemia rubra vera. To support the view that this is a significant association, we report a further two cases and discuss the implications of the development of pyoderma gangrenosum in patients with polycythaemia.