Chapter 12 - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)»Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)»Pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
L88
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Pyoderma Gangrenosum18 drugs (12 approved, 6 experimental)
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.