Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following the Revision of a Breast Reconstruction and Abdominoplasty
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following the Revision of a Breast Reconstruction and Abdominoplasty
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare ulcerative dermatologic disease and little is known about its etiology and pathogenesis. Recent reports show that there have been limited but increasing number of cases of PG following aesthetic surgeries. Post-surgical PG is often misdiagnosed, which can have serious clinical consequences. The following case report describes a young woman who underwent a cos...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Dermatology Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1874-3722
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201408010068