Extracutaneous neutrophilic infiltration of the spleen and lung associated with pyoderma gangrenosum of the skin

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Apr;47(4):775-778. doi: 10.1111/ced.15065. Epub 2022 Jan 5.

Abstract

We describe a patient with extracutaneous pyoderma gangrenosum (PG), who presented with chest pain. Histological examination showed extracutaneous neutrophilic infiltration of the spleen and lung, with later findings of PG.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Pyoderma Gangrenosum* / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Spleen / pathology
  • Thorax / pathology