Pyoderma gangraenosum as rare complication of incisional hernia repair in a patient with Werlhof's disease.

On the 3rd day following surgery to repair an incisional hernia, a 67-year-old male patient with Werlhof's disease (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura) was diagnosed with a histologically confirmed pyoderma gangraenosum (PG), a rare complication of wound healing. Dexamethasone pulse therapy resulte...

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Published in:	Hernia Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 709 - 713
Main Authors:	Strauss A, Storim J, Germer CT, Dietz UA, Wildenauer R, Strauss, A, Storim, J, Germer, C-T, Dietz, U A, Wildenauer, R
Format:	case study Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Dec2011
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost