pyoderma gangrenosum

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare skin condition that causes rapidly enlarging, painful ulcers. It’s usually treatable but can take some time to heal and may leave some scarring. Inflammatory ulcer

Causes/Factors

• inflammatory bowel disease

• Inflammatory Arthritis

• Other autoimmune conditions

NO – idiopathic
D – drugs (penicillin sulphonamides)
O – oral contraceptive/Pregnancy
S – Sarcoidosis/TB
U – Ulcerative Colitis/Crohn’s Disease/Behçet’s disease
M – microbiology (streptococcus, mycoplasma, EBV and more)