[Cutaneous pyoderma gangrenosum with hepatosplenic localization and monoclonal gammapathy. A case report]

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an ulcerative disease of the skin. The histopathological lesions are nonspecific, characterized by a diffuse neutrophilic infiltrate in the dermis. Pyoderma gangrenosum is associated with inflammatory, digestive or articular disease, or acute or chronic hemotology disorders in 50% of the cases, more rarely with monoclonal gammapathy. A visceral localization of pyoderma gangrenosum is rare, simulating a systemic disease or an underlying neoplasia. We report a case of cutaneous pyoderma gangrenosum with splenic and hepatic localizatios associated with an IgG monoclonal gammapathy. We emphasize the efficacy of immunosuppressor treatment and the importance of long-term monitoring of these patients.