Culture and immunohistochemical evidence of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum - 29/08/11
Abstract |
A potentially contributing factor to the development and chronicity of pyoderma gangrenosum is infection with the relatively recently characterized human pathogen, Chlamydia pneumoniae. C pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular bacterium that can infect endothelial, monocyte, and smooth muscle cells and is associated with cardiopulmonary diseases. A case of serologically, polymerase chain reaction-positive, immunohistochemically, and culture-documented viable C pneumoniae organisms in a chronic pyoderma gangrenosum ulcer is reported, a finding that has not been described previously. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:966-9.)
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Vol 48 - N° 6
P. 966-969 - juin 2003 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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