Diagnosaurus
Pyoderma gangrenosum
DDx
- Ulcer secondary to underlying infection (eg, mycobacterial, fungal, tertiary syphilis, amebiasis)
- Ulcer secondary to underlying neoplasm
- Folliculitis
- Arthropod bites (insect bites)
- Sweet’s syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis)
- Vasculitis (eg, Wegener’s granulomatosis)
- Warfarin necrosis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pyoderma Gangrenosum." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114258/all/Pyoderma_gangrenosum.
Zeiger RFR. Pyoderma gangrenosum. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114258/all/Pyoderma_gangrenosum. Accessed May 15, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pyoderma gangrenosum. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114258/all/Pyoderma_gangrenosum
Zeiger RFR. Pyoderma Gangrenosum [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114258/all/Pyoderma_gangrenosum.
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