Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematous: a case report and literature review
Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology · Volume 45, Issue 1 (2025) · pp. 116–119
Abstract
<jats:p>Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) may be primary or associated with various diseases including malignancies, inflammatory bowel diseases, and rheumatic disorders. However, its association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is extremely rare and only 29 cases were reported in the literature. In addition, only 10.7% of the previous cases were diagnosed simultaneously at the time of SLE diagnosis. We reported a case of 52-year-old- woman with simultaneous presentation of pyoderma gangrenosum and SLE.</jats:p>