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Pyoderma gangrenosum
Medical condition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with ecthyma gangrenosum.
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare, inflammatory skin disease where painful pustules or nodules become ulcers that progressively grow.[3] Pyoderma gangrenosum is not infectious.[3]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum | |
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Pyoderma gangrenosum on the leg of a person with ulcerative colitis. | |
Specialty | Dermatology ![]() |
Usual onset | 40s or 50s[1] |
Treatment | Corticosteroids, ciclosporin, infliximab, canakinumab[2] |
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Treatments may include corticosteroids, ciclosporin, infliximab, or canakinumab.[2]
The disease was identified in 1930. It affects approximately 1 person in 100,000 in the population. Though it can affect people of any age, it mostly affects people in their 40s and 50s.[1]