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ReviewInternational wound journal2020

Pyoderma gangrenosum: From historical perspectives to emerging investigations.

Misty M Hobbs, Alex G Ortega-Loayza

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Review in International wound journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. [Pyoderma gangrenosum: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025
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  6. The Changing Landscape of Clinical Research in Pyoderma Gangrenosum.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2025
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  13. [Research advances on the pathogenesis and diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2022
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  16. [Targeted therapies in Pyoderma gangrenosum: deciphering pathophysiology and improving disease management].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2020
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  17. Pyoderma gangrenosum.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Misty M HobbsMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1594-0797
Alex G Ortega-LoayzaDepartment of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare disease of unknown aetiology, first described over a century ago. Initially thought to have an infectious cause, and now primarily considered an autoinflammatory condition, PG continues to be poorly understood, commonly misdiagnosed, and difficult to treat. In this review, we discuss the journey of our understanding of PG to date, including first descriptions, challenges with diagnosis, presumed pathogenesis, and treatments used. We highlight major historical landmarks and their importance, explain the rationale behind current investigations, note outstanding gaps in knowledge, and explore the future directions of PG research. We summarise what we have known, what we are working on knowing, and what we have yet to explore about PG, illustrating overall trends to invigorate future research.

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Pyoderma GangrenosumHumansemerginghistoricalpyoderma gangrenosumreviewtrends

Identifiers

PMID32378319
PMCPMC7949187

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