Pyoderma gangrenosum is a diagnosis of exclusion, and the misdiagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum can result in substantial complications in patients who have other causes of severe cutaneous ulceration.

People who have an inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis often have problems caused by inflammation in other parts of their bodies. One of these is a skin condition called pyoderma ...

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Leg ulcers form when skin on your leg breaks open. These breaks or sores let air and bacteria travel into your skin’s tissue. For most people, leg ulcers will heal on their own and won’t need medical ...

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, ulcerative skin condition of unknown origin, with an annual incidence of 3 to 10 cases per million people. Skin lesions develop as painful, edematous nodules or ...

A systematic review of 63 cases found that pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) during pregnancy or postpartum was often misdiagnosed, delaying treatment and leading to inappropriate interventions. Researchers ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 74-year-old woman who is in good health. I was diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum on my left leg and I was in a lot of pain. Can you tell me the cause of this rare disease?

A 39-year-old woman with a history of regional enteritis presented with an itchy rash on a tattoo on her left leg that she had received two weeks earlier (Figure 1A). We diagnosed allergic contact ...

A 2-point improvement in pain based on a numeric rating scale may indicate that patients are responding to treatment for pyoderma gangrenosum. To help determine whether a patient with pyoderma ...