Bilateral Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Bilateral Reduction Mammoplasty: Case Report
TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI, vol.32, no.1, pp.236-239, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 32 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.5336/medsci.2009-16703
- Journal Name: TURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.236-239
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a chronic ulcerative noninfectious disease of the skin. It is rare and one of the worst postoperative complications following aesthetic surgery of the breast. When a wound does not respond to local wound care and antibiotic therapy, a surgeon should always suspect pyoderma gangrenosum. In this article, in order to emphasize the frequent misdiagnosis and mistreatment of pyoderma gangrenosum, we described a case of bilateral pyoderma gangrenosum following reduction mammaplasty that was treated successfully with cyclosporin.