Cutaneous malakoplakia masquerading as pyoderma gangrenosum.

Journal: International Wound Journal
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Abstract

Cutaneous malakoplakia is a rare infection-related granulomatous disease frequently associated with immunocompromised states. Foamy macrophages containing basophilic granules, called the Michaelis-Gutman bodies, are pathognomonic. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in a 77-year-old male with pyoderma gangrenosum and a 2-year history of a non-healing malleolar ulcer treated successfully with cotrimoxazole.

Authors
Mariam Smith Pliego, Jose Contreras Ruiz, Siobhan Ryan, R Sibbald, Wedad Hanna, Rodrigo Roldan Marin