Diagnostic Criteria of Ulcerative Pyoderma Gangrenosum

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Authors

Emanual Maverakis · University of California, Davis

Chelsea Ma · University of California, Davis

Kanade Shinkai · University of California, San Francisco

David Fiorentino · Stanford University

Jeffrey P. Callen · University of Louisville

Uwe Wollina · Städtisches Klinikum Dresden

Angelo Valerio Marzano

Abstract

This Delphi exercise produced 1 major criterion and 8 minor criteria for the diagnosis of ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum. The criteria may serve as a guideline for clinicians, allowing for fewer misdiagnoses and improved patient selection for clinical trials.

Topics & Keywords

Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Dermatology

Volume 154, Issue 4, pp. 461-461

DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5980

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