A 77-year-old Asian woman mentions that she always develops skin abscesses and oral ulcers following minor trauma. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Correct Answer: Behcet disease
Description: Option A: Pyoderma gangrenosum skin lesion encounter in inflammatory bowel disease on shin of patient (ulcer on shin of patient). Option B: Behcet disease Oro-oculo genital syndrome Common in central Asian Recurrent crops of aphthous ulcer (painful) involving vulva & oral cavity. Uveitis (Hypopyon) Pathergy phenomenon= Sterile abscess Rx: Topical Steroids= for lesion in vulva/ oral cavity CNS/ocular=Systemic steroids
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