Case report: pyoderma gangrenosum following Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (Diep) free flap breast reconstruction.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.10.017.
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Abstract
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare but significant cutaneous disease that can lead to skin ulceration and necrosis. It is idiopathic but can occur post surgically. There has been only a limited number of case reports of PG complicating breast surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Epigastric Arteries
- Mammaplasty
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
- Rectus Abdominis
- Surgical Flaps