The Association of Age With Clinical Presentation and Comorbidities of Pyoderma Gangrenosum.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pyoderma gangrenosum is an inflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis. Current knowledge of this rare disease is limited owing to a lack of validated diagnostic criteria and large population studies.

Objective

To evaluate the association of age with the clinical presentation and comorbidities of pyoderma gangrenosum.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study performed at tertiary academic referral centers in urban settings. Adults (≥18 years) who were evaluated and diagnosed as having pyoderma gangrenosum at the Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospitals from 2000 to 2015 and the University of Pennsylvania Health System from 2006 to 2016 were included.

Main outcomes and measures

Patient demographics, c

SUBMITTER: Ashchyan HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5876860 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature