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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis of the skin induced by a chest drainage tube Volume 23, numéro 4, July-August 2013

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Department of Dermatology,
Graduate School of Medicine,
University of Toyama,
2630 Sugitani,
Toyama 930-0194,
Japan

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), also known as Wegener's granulomatosis, is a systemic disease characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and vasculitis [1]. It commonly affects the upper and lower respiratory tract, kidneys and skin. The presence of serum anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies with antigen specificity for proteinase 3 (PR3-ANCA) is a highly sensitive marker for GPA. Skin lesions are observed in 35-50% of GPA patients [2]. We describe a GPA patient with a pyoderma [...]