Pyoderma Gangrenosum(PG) is uncommon with only with a global incidence of 3-10 cases per million per year. PG exhibits pathergy, which is the development or worsening of a lesion secondary to trauma or surgery. Due to the limited number of cases, the management of pathergy in PG is lacking in the literatures. In this article, a middle aged woman of Malay descend suffering from ulcerative colitis presented for local wound care of a PG complicated with infection and ulceration. The objective of this report is to emphasize on the modalities used in treating the pathergy of PG.
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