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Cutaneous malakoplakia masquerading as pyoderma gangrenosum |
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| Authors: | Mariam Smith‐Pliego Jose Contreras‐Ruiz Siobhan Ryan R Gary Sibbald Wedad Hanna Rodrigo Roldan‐Marin |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Dermatology, “Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez” General Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico;2. International Interdisciplinary Wound and Ostomy Care Center, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada;3. Department of Pathology, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada;4. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Abstract: | Cutaneous malakoplakia is a rare infection‐related granulomatous disease frequently associated with immunocompromised states. Foamy macrophages containing basophilic granules, called the Michaelis–Gutman bodies, are pathognomonic. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in a 77‐year‐old male with pyoderma gangrenosum and a 2‐year history of a non‐healing malleolar ulcer treated successfully with cotrimoxazole. |
| Keywords: | Cutaneous malakoplakia Michaelis– Gutmann bodies Pyoderma gangrenosum Skin ulcer |