Frequently debrided and misdiagnosed: Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum | Zendy

Lindsey W. Fraser | Zendy; Stephanie A. Castillo | Zendy; Shabnam Momtahen | Zendy; Michael Chapman | Zendy

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Frequently debrided and misdiagnosed: Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum

Author(s) -

Lindsey W. Fraser,

Stephanie A. Castillo,

Shabnam Momtahen,

Michael Chapman

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

skin the journal of cutaneous medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2574-1624

DOI - 10.25251/skin.3.2.45

Subject(s) - pyoderma gangrenosum , medicine , surgical debridement , fasciitis , debridement (dental) , surgery , surgical wound , percutaneous , necrotising fasciitis , dermatology , disease

Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum is rare. On average it develops 10 days after a surgical procedure. This timeframe is similar to post-operative wound infections, including post-operative necrotizing fasciitis. Consequently, post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum is frequently misdiagnosed as an infection, leading to detrimental surgical debridement, unnecessary antibiotic use, and delay of proper treatment. We review a case of pyoderma gangrenosum of the right inguinal crease following percutaneous coronary catheterization and review of the literature.

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