Pyoderma in dogs is, literally, pus in their skin. It's a bacterial infection of the skin and hair follicles. Pyoderma is the most frequent reason for antibiotic use in dogs. This condition is easily ...

Leg ulcers form when skin on your leg breaks open. These breaks or sores let air and bacteria travel into your skin’s tissue. For most people, leg ulcers will heal on their own and won’t need medical ...

If you notice your dog has skin lesions, is scratching more than usual, or has a bad odor, they might be dealing with a condition called pyoderma, one of the most common skin diseases in canines. This ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 74-year-old woman who is in good health. I was diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum on my left leg and I was in a lot of pain. Can you tell me the cause of this rare disease?

People who have an inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis often have problems caused by inflammation in other parts of their bodies. One of these is a skin condition called pyoderma ...

Pyoderma gangrenosum was first described as an extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by Brunsting and colleagues in 1930. 1 They described painful enlarging necrotic ulcers ...