Pyoderma gangrenosum is a diagnosis of exclusion, and the misdiagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum can result in substantial complications in patients who have other causes of severe cutaneous ulceration.

BioTek points to specific examples, including PAPA (Pyogenic Arthritis, Pyoderma gangrenosum and Acne), an autoinflammatory disease causing painful flares of arthritis, poorly healing skin ulcers ...

Pyogenic granulomas are noncancerous skin growths that can occur after a skin injury or in response to hormone changes. Small lesions may go away on their own and doctors may remove larger ones ...

If you have a red bump on your skin that bleeds easily, you may have a pyogenic granuloma. These can appear after you’ve had an injury to your face, hands, arms, or other body parts. They are ...