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.
| Published in: | Journal of Cardiac Surgery Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 1634 - 1636 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | case study Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2020
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | 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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