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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.
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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severe type of skin ulcer appearing mostly on the legs
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- Pyoderma (1966-1992)
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- National Library of Medicine. Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017511. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017511
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyoderma_gangrenosum
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1526459