Papadopoulos A J, Schwartz R A, Kapila R, Samady J A, Ruszczak Z, Rao B K, Lambert W C
Department of Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103-2714, USA.
J Cutan Med Surg. 2001 May-Jun;5(3):223-7. doi: 10.1007/s102270000023. Epub 2001 May 17.
Pyoderma vegetans is a rare condition that is clinically characterized by large verrucous plaques with elevated borders and multiple pustules. The etiology of this disorder remains unknown.
We describe a 24-year-old woman with rapidly evolving pyoderma vegetans. Our patient had the unique additional findings of a highly elevated serum IgE level and a history of hidradenitis suppurativa.
Pyoderma vegetans is diagnosed on clinical and histological criteria. Differentiation must be made from disorders such as pyoderma gangrenosum, Sweet's syndrome, and deep fungal infections. We illustrate a case of pyoderma vegetans and review the literature on this rare disorder. Clinical and histological criteria for diagnosis are presented, as well as differentiation from some mimicking disorders.
