Clinical Study

Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Review of Clinical Features and Outcomes of 23 Cases Requiring Inpatient Management

Table 1

Demographics of 23 patients admitted with PG.

DemographicsNumber of cases (%)

Age at diagnosis (years)
 30–444
 45–59 4
 60–74 10
 75 and above5
Mean age at diagnosis (range)62.8 years (30–89)
Sex
 Male7
 Female16
Associated disease11
Treatment
 Topical2
 Systemic21
Mean length of hospital stay (range)47 days (5–243)
Outcome
 Alive after 1st admission18
 Dead at 1st admission5
 Recurrence7