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Presentation of Case

A 47-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for the third time because of a painful, red swelling of the right foot.

Nine months before the third admission, the patient had awoken during the night because of pain in the lower left leg; she suspected that she had been bitten by an insect, possibly a spider. The area became erythematous with draining pustules; a culture yielded rare colonies of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus. Cephalexin and amoxicillin–clavulanic acid were ineffective, and the lesion worsened. The temperature rose to 37.9°C, with chilliness and sweats, and the patient was admitted to this hospital.

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Differential Diagnosis

General Characterization of the Skin Lesion

Pyoderma Gangrenosum

            Clinical Types

            Associated Diseases

            Pathogenesis

            Therapy

Conclusions

Clinical Diagnoses

Dr. Harley A. Haynes's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

References

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