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Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a middle-aged female with past medical history of ulcerative colitis presenting to the emergency department with bilateral painful ulcers rapidly growing on her lower legs in the prior four weeks. She was consulted by a dermatologist and after a thorough clinical and pathology assessment (as a diagnosis of exclusion), treatment for pyoderma gangrenosum was started. DISCUSSION: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a painful, chronic, ulcerative disorder often occurring in association with systemic disease. We review the clinical presentation of pyoderma gangrenosum and its complications. We describe the characteristics of ulcers with pictures from the patient. Our case illustrates the findings of pyoderma gangrenosum both clinically and pathologically.

Source: Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine

DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.1675

Authors: Reza Aghaei, Edmund Hsu, Christopher McCoy

Institutions: Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center and Medical Offices, University of California, Irvine

Language: English

Topic: Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $500