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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul;61(7):905-906.
doi: 10.1111/ijd.16255. Epub 2022 May 14.

Pyoderma gangrenosum following vaccination against coronavirus disease-2019: a case report

Yuichi Toyama  1 , Koji Kamiya  1 , Takeo Maekawa  1 , Mayumi Komine  1 , Mamitaro Ohtsuki  1
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Case Reports

Pyoderma gangrenosum following vaccination against coronavirus disease-2019: a case report

Yuichi Toyama et al. Int J Dermatol. 2022 Jul.
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(a) Multiple skin ulcers on the right lower extremity. (b) Histopathology, showing central necrotizing suppurative inflammation with ulceration (H&E, ×40). (c) Dense infiltration of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and plasma cells in the dermis (H&E, ×100)
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