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Pyoderma gangrenosum
New Jersey Medicine : the Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey
|June 1, 1989
Abstract:
Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon skin disorder often associated with systemic disease, especially chronic ulcerative colitis (Figures 1, 2, and 3). Therapy is twofold--local care and control of the underlying illness. While the overall prognosis is good and the disease is rarely fatal, pyoderma gangrenosum is physically and mentally crippling with a propensity for recurrence.
Insights
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare skin condition linked to systemic diseases like ulcerative colitis. Treatment involves local care and managing the underlying illness for a good prognosis.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
Background:
- Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon inflammatory skin disorder.
- It is frequently associated with systemic conditions, notably chronic ulcerative colitis.