Leg ulcers form when skin on your leg breaks open. These breaks or sores let air and bacteria travel into your skin’s tissue. For most people, leg ulcers will heal on their own and won’t need medical ...

People who have an inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis often have problems caused by inflammation in other parts of their bodies. One of these is a skin condition called pyoderma ...

Our 36-year-old daughter-in-law is suffering from very painful pyoderma gangrenosum. Her latest outbreak followed a mosquito bite in September, and she is being treated as an outpatient. She also ...

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a diagnosis of exclusion, and the misdiagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum can result in substantial complications in patients who have other causes of severe cutaneous ulceration.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 74-year-old woman who is in good health. I was diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum on my left leg and I was in a lot of pain. Can you tell me the cause of this rare disease?

A 58-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with painful ulcers on the right side of her neck and on her left elbow. The ulcers, which had begun after minimal trauma, had increased in ...

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare, non-infectious neutrophilic dermatosis characterised by rapidly progressive, painful ulcerations with undermined violaceous borders. It often presents in association ...

A 2-point improvement in pain based on a numeric rating scale may indicate that patients are responding to treatment for pyoderma gangrenosum. To help determine whether a patient with pyoderma ...