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<Articles JournalTitle="Case Reports in Clinical Practice">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Case Reports in Clinical Practice</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-2683</Issn>
      <Volume>9</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Pyoderma Gangrenosum-like Ulcers Associated Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis</title>
    <FirstPage>6</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>9</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Katia</FirstName>
        <LastName>Avila</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Instituto Nacional de Ciencias M&#xE9;dicas y Nutrici&#xF3;n Salvador Zubir&#xE1;n.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Karla</FirstName>
        <LastName>L&#xF3;pez L&#xF3;pez</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Instituto Nacional de Ciencias M&#xE9;dicas y Nutrici&#xF3;n Salvador Zubir&#xE1;n.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mar&#xED;a</FirstName>
        <LastName>Durand Mu&#xF1;oz</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Instituto Nacional de Ciencias M&#xE9;dicas y Nutrici&#xF3;n Salvador Zubir&#xE1;n.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Judith</FirstName>
        <LastName>Dom&#xED;nguez Cherit</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Instituto Nacional de Ciencias M&#xE9;dicas y Nutrici&#xF3;n Salvador Zubir&#xE1;n.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>09</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is an ANCA-positive vasculitis primarily affecting small to medium-sized vessels, typically involving the lungs and kidneys. This article presents a remarkable case of a patient with an unusual pyoderma gangrenosum-like ulcer on the face and granulomatosis with polyangiitis.&#xA0; A 28-year-old man, previously diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis presented at a dermatology clinic with a 6-month-old ulcer in the right preauricular region following a traumatic incident. A spindle biopsy revealed suppurative granulomatous dermatitis with secondary vascular damage, while cultures showed no signs of infection.&#xA0;The patient was subsequently treated with rituximab, leading to a positive clinical response. This case underscores the challenge of diagnosing this rare manifestation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and suggests that rituximab could be a valuable treatment option.
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    <web_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/880</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/download/880/623</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
