Postoperative wound breakdown caused by pyoderma gangrenosum after bilateral simultaneous total knee arthroplasty.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a noninfective necrosis of dermal tissues. Rarely, it occurs after surgery or trauma. However, lack of awareness and its striking similarity to a clinical picture of sepsis usually delay diagnosis and initiation of the correct management. We describe a unique case of its occurrence in both surgical wounds after bilateral total knee arthroplasty and discuss the differential diagnoses and management.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Anatomy
- knee