Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare ulcerating skin disease of unknown etiology, making its coincidence with orthopedic trauma a rare challenge. Patients are at risk of progression of the existing lesions and development of new lesions upon skin injury when surgical procedures are performed. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of disease unrelated surgery during active pyoderma gangrenosum. CASE PRESENTATION: CONCLUSIONS: In our patient, the preoperative steroid treatment, perioperative antibiotics, and soft tissue protective surgical technique led to successful management of this rare coincidence.
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Authors | Anna Antoni, Franz Trautinger, Thomas Heinz, Stefan Hajdu |
Journal | Journal of medical case reports
(J Med Case Rep)
Vol. 14
Issue 1
Pg. 8
(Jan 14 2020)
ISSN: 1752-1947 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 31931877
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Female
- Femoral Neck Fractures
(surgery)
- Hemiarthroplasty
(rehabilitation)
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Perioperative Care
(methods)
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
(surgery)
- Wound Healing
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