The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages e5-e6 , July 2009

Atypical Pyoderma Gangrenosum Presenting as Paronychia

  • Birju B. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Birju B. Patel, MD, Department of Medicine, Atlanta VA Medical Center, 1670 Clairmont Road, 10th floor (11B), Decatur, GA 30033
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  • N. Wilson Holland, MD

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: We verify that all authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00287-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.01.031

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages e5-e6 , July 2009

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