EB21
category
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Definition
An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterised 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.
Inclusions
- Phagedenic pyoderma
Also indexed as
Chronic superficial pyodermaDermatitis gangrenosaHidradenitis suppurativa - pyoderma gangrenosum complexPASH - [pyoderma gangrenosum, acne conglobata and suppurative hidradenitis]Parastomal pyoderma gangrenosumPhagedenic pyodermaPyoderma gangrenosumPyoderma gangrenosum associated with inflammatory bowel diseasePyoderma gangrenosum associated with inflammatory polyarthropathyPyoderma gangrenosum classified by aetiological associationsPyoderma gangrenosum classified by clinical typePyoderma gangrenosum linked to certain specified identified triggersPyoderma gangrenosum linked to haematological disorderPyoderma gangrenosum without identifiable triggerPyoderma gangrenosum, acne conglobata and suppurative hidradenitisPyoderma gangrenosum, atypicalPyoderma gangrenosum, atypical pustularPyoderma gangrenosum, bullousPyoderma gangrenosum, classical typePyoderma gangrenosum, pustularPyoderma gangrenosum, superficial vegetatingPyoderma gangrenosum, ulcerativeSuperficial granulomatous pyodermaphagedena geometric