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Types of PG |
Associated Systemic Diseases |
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Ulcerative |
Inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis,
monoclonal gammapathy, malignancies particularly myeloproliferative disorders
e.g. leukemia, myelodysplasia, polycythemia rubra vera |
|
Pustular |
Very frequent: inflammatory bowel disease
(ulcerative colitis) Rarely: polycythemia rubra vera, hepatobiliary disease, pyostomatitis vegetans |
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Bullous |
Frequently present: myeloprolifrative disorders |
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Vegetative |
Usually no associated disease |
Ahmadi S, Powell FC. Pyoderma gangrenosum: uncommon presentations. Clin Dermatol. 2005; 23:612-620.