Perforator propeller flap for coverage of Achilles region defects caused by pyoderma gangrenosum

ABSTRACT: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare neutrophilic inflammatory skin disease. Systemic corticosteroid and immunosuppressive agents are the mainstay treatment. PG usually precludes a surgical approach due to pathergy phenomenon. Recent literatures show skin grafting and negative pressure woun...

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Main Authors: Chun Wa Fong, Manuel Bento, Feng Jun Fang, Fong Kuong Pang, Io Hang Lio, Sut Sin Tong, Chou Kuan Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587822000523