"Pyoderma Gangrenosum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyoderma Gangrenosum" by people in Profiles.
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Clonality in the setting of Sweet's syndrome and pyoderma gangrenosum is not limited to underlying myeloproliferative disease. J Cutan Pathol. 2007 Jul; 34(7):526-34.
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Pyoderma gangrenosum: a review. J Cutan Pathol. 2003 Feb; 30(2):97-107.
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A distinctive vesiculopustular eruption associated with hepatobiliary disease. Int J Dermatol. 1997 Nov; 36(11):837-44.