rare associations

Last reviewed 01/2018

Disorders which are rarely associated with pyoderma gangrenosum include:

  • arthritides:
    • spondylitis
    • osteoarthritis
    • psoriatic arthritis

  • hepatic disease:
    • chronic active hepatitis
    • hepatitis C
    • primary biliary cirrhosis

  • haematological disease:
    • myeloma
    • polycythaemia rubra vera
    • paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
    • lymphoma

  • immunological:
    • SLE
    • hypogammaglobulinaemia
    • AIDS
    • sarcoidosis

  • others:
    • Takayasu's arteritis
    • hidradenitis suppurativa
    • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease