Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Splenectomy Incision in a Patient with Haemolytic Anaemia due to Hereditary Spherocytosis: a Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Piotr K. Krajewski
  • Iwona Chlebicka
  • Jacek C. Szepietowski Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Chalubinskiego 1, PL-50-368 Wroclaw, Poland
  • Joanna Maj

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v101.438

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pyoderma gangrenosum, splenectomy, hemolytic anemia

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2021-11-24

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Krajewski, P. K., Chlebicka , I., Szepietowski, J. C., & Maj, J. (2021). Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Splenectomy Incision in a Patient with Haemolytic Anaemia due to Hereditary Spherocytosis: a Case Report and Literature Review. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 101(11), adv00599. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v101.438