Open AccessUnusual cause of breast wound: postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum
Author(s) -
Abtahinaeini Bahareh,
Bagheri Fahimeh,
Pourazizi Mohsen,
Forozeshfard Mohammad,
Saffaei Ali
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.12626
Subject(s) - pyoderma gangrenosum , medicine , reduction mammoplasty , surgery , surgical debridement , debridement (dental) , presentation (obstetrics) , mammoplasty , surgical wound , mammaplasty , breast surgery , dermatology , breast cancer , cancer , disease , pathology
Postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum ( PPG ) is an unusual clinical entity, which shows rapidly progressive skin necrosis that can occur within surgical sites after any surgical procedure. Usually, it is diagnosed as wound infection at the time of presentation, but antibiotic therapy and wound debridement fail to arrest rapid ulcer enlargement. We report the case of PPG in a 21‐year‐old woman after a reduction mammoplasty surgery. In this report, we emphasise the importance of considering pyoderma gangrenosum ( PG ) as one of the differential diagnoses of breast ulcers after surgical procedures. Careful clinical assessment may establish an early diagnosis and prevent potential serious complications.