Understanding pyoderma gangrenosum.
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare immune-related chronic ulcerating skin condition with a predilection for the lower limbs. It is more common in females, with the average age of onset between 20 and 50 years. There are two stages of the disease process: an ulcerative phase and a healing phase. The...
| Publicado en: | Wounds UK Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 87 - 92 |
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| Formato: | pictorial review Journal Article |
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SB Communications Group, A Schofield Media Company
2018
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