Preferred Name |
pyoderma gangrenosum |
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Definitions |
An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterized by the presence of boggy, purplish ulcers with undermined borders, appearing mostly on the legs. The majority of cases are in people between 40 and 60 years old. Its etiology is unknown. |
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0006835 |
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database_cross_reference |
MeSH:D017511 SNOMEDCT:74578003 MedDRA:10084537 ICD9:686.01 MedDRA:10037635 DOID:8553 ICD10:L88 |
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definition |
An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterized by the presence of boggy, purplish ulcers with undermined borders, appearing mostly on the legs. The majority of cases are in people between 40 and 60 years old. Its etiology is unknown. |
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label |
pyoderma gangrenosum |
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prefixIRI |
efo1:EFO_0006835 |
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prefLabel |
pyoderma gangrenosum |
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term editor |
Dani Welter |
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