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Pyoderma gangrenosum
Multiple ulcers on the buttocks - note the violaceous oedematous ulcer edges

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Multiple ulcers on the buttocks - note the violaceous oedematous ulcer edges  


Keywords: Buttocks, Deep ulcer, Dusky purple halo, Inflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis, Male, Multiple large ulcers, Sensitive-image, Ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum, Violaceous undermining border



What is pyoderma gangrenosum?

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) presents as a rapidly enlarging, very painful ulcer. It is one of a group of autoinflammatory disorders known as neutrophilic dermatoses.

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