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Persisting ulceration after shingles due to pyoderma gangrenosum associated with an IgA paraprotein
Keywords: Breast, Classic pyoderma gangrenosum, Female, Inflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis, Large erythematous ulceration, Post-herpes zoster viral infection, Sensitive-image, Trunk, Violaceous border
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) presents as a rapidly enlarging, very painful ulcer. It is one of a group of autoinflammatory disorders known as neutrophilic dermatoses.
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