"Pyoderma Gangrenosum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterized 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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.695.675 C17.800.862.675 C17.800.893.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyoderma Gangrenosum" by people in Profiles.
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Mank VMF, Arter Z, Mignano S, Burke K, Cho S. Neutrophilic Dermatosis of the Dorsal Hand: A Distinctive Variant of Sweet Syndrome. Cutis. 2023 Nov; 112(5):E40-E41.
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Groleau PF, Grossberg AL, Gaspari AA. Hidradenitis suppurativa and concomitant pyoderma gangrenosum treated With infliximab. Cutis. 2015 Jun; 95(6):337-42.
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Visrodia K, Shivashankar R, Oxentenko AS. A young woman with odynophagia, diarrhea, and perineal ulcerations. Crohn's disease, pyoderma gangrenosum, and E coli bacteremia. Gastroenterology. 2013 Sep; 145(3):517, 696.
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Melson MR, Grossniklaus HE, Murchison AP. Pyoderma gangrenosum of the eyelids: recurrence in a skin graft. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jul-Aug; 26(4):295-7.