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http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/4194| Title: | Recurrent leg ulcers in a 16-year old Nigerian girl |
| Authors: | Afolabi, AO |
| Keywords: | Leg ulcers Ulcerative colitis Pyoderma gangrenosum Childhood |
| Issue Date: | 2003 |
| Publisher: | COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA |
| Citation: | Afr. J. Med. Med. Sci. (2003) 32, 93-94 |
| Abstract: | This is a report of a 16-year-old Nigerian girl who presented with recurrent leg ulcers associated with gastrointestinal symptoms. The management of this patient, who has ulcerative colitis manifesting with pyoderma gangrenosum, underlines the need for thorough evaluation of cutaneous ulcers in the tropics. The medical treatment of ulcerative colitis in childhood, with reservation of bowel resection for complications is preferred. |
| Description: | Article |
| URI: | http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/4194 |
| ISSN: | 1116-4077 |
| Appears in Collections: | African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
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| Afolabi_Recurrent leg ulcers_2003.pdf | Article | 6.83 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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