What is Pyoderma Gangrenosum?

What is Pyoderma Gangrenosum?

• Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A rare inflammatory skin disorder characterized by small red bumps or blisters which eventually become ulcerated.
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum: An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterized by the presence of boggy, purplish ulcers with undermined borders, appearing mostly on the legs. The majority of cases are in people between 40 and 60 years old. Its etiology is unknown.
  Source - Diseases Database

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Pyoderma Gangrenosum as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Introduction

Types of Pyoderma Gangrenosum:

Broader types of Pyoderma Gangrenosum:

• Skin conditions
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How serious is Pyoderma Gangrenosum?

Prognosis of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: highly variable and depends on presence of associated conditions
Complications of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: see complications of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

What causes Pyoderma Gangrenosum?

Causes of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: see causes of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

What are the symptoms of Pyoderma Gangrenosum?

Symptoms of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: see symptoms of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Complications of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: see complications of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Onset of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: usually adulthood

Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Testing

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pyoderma Gangrenosum.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Dermatologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Pyoderma Gangrenosum.
Treatments for Pyoderma Gangrenosum: see treatments for Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Research for Pyoderma Gangrenosum: see research for Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Name of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Main name of condition: Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pyoderma Gangrenosum:

• Periostomal pyoderma gangrenosum
• Pustular pyoderma gangrenosum
• Crohn's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Myeloid metaplasia
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Myelocytic leukemia
• Hairy cell leukemia
• Monoclonal gammopathy

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