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A 37-year-old male presented with recurrent and persistent folliculitis associated with suppurative nodules and pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcers, for duration of 20 years. Lesions were most extensive on the trunk (Fig. 56.1). Other involved areas were the face, upper arms, and the root of the penis (Figs. 56.2, 56.3, and 56.4). Lesions were associated with fever, bone pain, weight loss. He had renal failure 5 years prior to presentation and there was a history of severe nodulocystic acne.
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El-Darouti, M.A. (2013). A Rare and Severe Variant of a Common Disease. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4249-2_56
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