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Blastomycosis‐like pyoderma: response to systemic retinoid therapy
Author(s) -
Kobraei Kathy B.,
Wesson Stanton K.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04470.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blastomycosis , acitretin , pyoderma , dermatology , pyoderma gangrenosum , sorafenib , pathology , psoriasis , disease , hepatocellular carcinoma
Blastomycosis‐like pyoderma is a proliferative tissue response with multifactorial etiologies that may mimic other inflammatory and neoplastic skin disorders. It often occurs on sun damaged skin of immunocompromised patients. We report a case of blastomycosis‐like pyoderma in a patient with underlying metastatic medullary carcinoma of the thyroid receiving treatment with sorafenib (a multikinase inhibitor). Prior treatments were unsuccessful. Our treatment with oral acitretin resulted in significant improvement.