Open AccessGauze‐based negative pressure wound therapy: a valid method to manage pyoderma gangrenosum
Author(s) -
Fraccalvieri Marco,
Fierro Maria Teresa,
Salomone Marco,
Fava Paolo,
Zingarelli Enrico M,
Cavaliere Giovanni,
Bernengo Maria G,
Bruschi Stefano
Publication year - 2014
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/j.1742-481x.2012.01058.x
Subject(s) - pyoderma gangrenosum , medicine , negative pressure wound therapy , dermatology , wound healing , etiology , wound care , pyoderma , surgery , disease , pathology , alternative medicine
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon ulcerative, non‐infective chronic inflammatory skin disorder of unknown aetiology. Systemic therapies are necessary to control the associated medical diseases, and, due to the inflammatory nature of PG, topical or systemic immunosuppressant agents are effective, but wound healing is usually slow. Negative wound pressure therapy (NPWT) has become an important tool for the management of complex skin ulcers, and usage in PG has been recently described in the literature: we present four cases of classic PG in which NPWT in association with systemic therapy achieved wound healing and a drastic pain reduction.