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Pulmonary nodules and nodular scleritis in a teenager with superficial granulomatous pyoderma gangrenosum.

Francisco A Contreras-VerduzcoSara E Espinosa-PadillaLuz Orozco-CovarrubiasAdriana Alva-ChaireCésar M Rojas-MaruriMaria Del Mar Saéz de Ocariz
Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2017)
Superficial granulomatous pyoderma gangrenosum, a rare variant of pyoderma gangrenosum, has been considered to be the most benign form of the disease. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy with pulmonary involvement and nodular scleritis associated with this unusual type of pyoderma gangrenosum and discuss its differential diagnosis.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • interstitial lung disease
  • systemic sclerosis