What is pyoderma gangrenosum?
"Pyoderma" means a skin inflammation (swelling). "Gangrenosum" means skin ulcers with the death of tissue.
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a skin disease in which you get large sores on your skin, usually on your legs.
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It happens most often in people ages 25 to 55
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Doctors don't know what causes it, but it often happens in people who have another health problem, such as inflammatory bowel disease
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Sometimes it happens to skin that's recently been injured
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You get small bumps or blisters that become open sores
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Treatments include dressings, creams, and medicines
What causes pyoderma gangrenosum?
Doctors don't know exactly what causes pyoderma gangrenosum, but they think it involves a problem with your immune system. Pyoderma gangrenosum is more common in people who have certain other health problems, such as:
