What are the chances of recovery?
The disease Pyoderma gangraenosum usually heals, but with scarring. If the disease is associated with an autoimmune disease, the skin may be repeatedly affected. In this case it is of great importance to treat the underlying disease, such as ulcerative colitis, as well as possible.
What is the connection with chronic disease?
Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects the intestine. Since the entire immune system is affected in this form of the disease, symptoms can also occur outside the gastrointestinal tract. The typical symptoms outside the gastrointestinal tract include Pyoderma gangraenosum as a skin condition. About one percent of Crohn’s disease patients suffer from Pyoderma gangraenosum.
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