fig1

Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum following breast surgery: a case report of two patients with delayed versus early diagnosis

Figure 1. (A) Immediate postoperative appearance after implant-based breast reconstruction; (B) Postoperative wound necrosis at the inframammary fold on postoperative day 11 after implant-based breast reconstruction; (C) Clinical appearance 11 days after autologous breast reconstruction, showing postoperative necrosis, predominantly on the right side; (D) Clinical appearance on the day of diagnosis of PSPG and initiation of corticosteroid therapy; (E) Early clinical improvement two days after initiation of corticosteroid therapy; (F) Local wound appearance after necrosectomy of the right breast; (G) Final reconstructive procedure with split-thickness grafting; (H) Outcome after multiple surgical interventions following delayed diagnosis of PSPG. PSPG: Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum.

Plastic and Aesthetic Research
ISSN 2349-6150 (Online)   2347-9264 (Print)

Portico

All published articles are preserved here permanently:

https://www.portico.org/publishers/oae/

Portico

All published articles are preserved here permanently:

https://www.portico.org/publishers/oae/