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Cutaneous malakoplakia masquerading as pyoderma gangrenosum.

Mariam Smith-PliegoRodrigo Roldán-MarínSiobhan RyanR Gary SibbaldWedad HannaRodrigo Roldan-Marin
Published in: International wound journal (2016)
Cutaneous malakoplakia is a rare infection-related granulomatous disease frequently associated with immunocompromised states. Foamy macrophages containing basophilic granules, called the Michaelis-Gutman bodies, are pathognomonic. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in a 77-year-old male with pyoderma gangrenosum and a 2-year history of a non-healing malleolar ulcer treated successfully with cotrimoxazole.
Keyphrases
  • intensive care unit
  • interstitial lung disease
  • newly diagnosed