Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Clinic

• It is a rare, inflammatory skin disease where painful pustules or nodules become ulcers that progressively grow.
• It is not infectious.

Two Types

• Typical ulcerative form which occurs in the legs
• Atypical form that is more superficial and occurs in the hands and other parts

Other variations

• Peristomal (15%)
• Bullous
• Pustular
• Vegetative

Related disease

• Inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease)
• Arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Seronegative arthritis
• Hematological disease:
  • Myelocytic leukemia
  • Hairy cell leukemia
  • Myelofibrosis
  • Myeloid metaplasia
  • Monoclonal gammopathy
• Autoinflammatory disease:
  • Pyogenic sterile arthritis, and acne syndrome (PAPA syndrome)

Entities / Miasm

Abscess: MTB

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