Pyoderma Gangrenosum Masquerading as Necrotizing Infection after Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Summary:. Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a diagnostic dilemma when it presents with a superimposed infection and previous surgery without subsequent inflammatory infection. In this setting, PG is not at the forefront of the surgeon’s mind. Furthermore, the treatment for PG, systemic steroids, may caus...

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Main Authors: Tae Hwan Park, MD, PhD, Kenneth L. Fan, MD, Elizabeth G. Zolper, BS, David H. Song, MD, MBA, Gabriel Del Corral, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002596