Pyoderma gangrenosum underrepresentation in non-dermatological literature

Background Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a chronic, ulcerative neutrophilic dermatosis. PG presents a diagnostic challenge, largely due to the many mimicking diseases, the lack of confirmatory laboratory or biological markers, and the absence of widely accepted diagnostic criteria. In particular, PG is often mistaken for necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI). Methods We reviewed four major textbooks each in general surgery, plastic surgery,...