Pyoderma gangrenosum after cardiac surgery.
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) can mimic early postoperative sternal wound infections. Steroid therapy is the only method of treatment for this condition, which recognizes the fact that steroids can lead to immunosuppression and potentially inhibit healing after major surgery.
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cardiac Surgery Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 1634 - 1636 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2020
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) can mimic early postoperative sternal wound infections. Steroid therapy is the only method of treatment for this condition, which recognizes the fact that steroids can lead to immunosuppression and potentially inhibit healing after major surgery. |
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