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Pyoderma gangrenosum

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an ulcerating skin disease

Presentation: 
  • A deep violet-blue ulcer with a well-defined, undermined edge 
    • Can occur anywhere but is most common on the legs 
    • Usually painful 
  • Systemic symptoms – fever, arthralgia, malaise

It is a neutrophillic dermatoses, like Sweet’s syndrome 

Around half of cases of pyoderma gangrenosum are idiopathic. 
The other half may be associated with:

Diagnosis 
  • Pyoderma gangrenosum is a clinical diagnosis 
  • Biopsy may be undertaken to exclude other diagnoses, such as malignancy or vasculitis

Treatment
Currently a lack of definitive evidence but in general systemic steroids or ciclosporin are used. 



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