Frequently debrided and misdiagnosed: Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum

Autor: Michael Shane Chapman, Lindsey W. Fraser, Shabnam Momtahen, Stephanie A. Castillo
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 3:105-108
ISSN: 2574-1624
DOI: 10.25251/skin.3.2.45
Popis: Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum is rare. On average it develops 10 days after a surgical procedure. This timeframe is similar to post-operative wound infections, including post-operative necrotizing fasciitis. Consequently, post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum is frequently misdiagnosed as an infection, leading to detrimental surgical debridement, unnecessary antibiotic use, and delay of proper treatment. We review a case of pyoderma gangrenosum of the right inguinal crease following percutaneous coronary catheterization and review of the literature.
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