Pyoderma gangrenosum: a rare complication of reduction mammaplasty - a case report

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare non-infectious inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects the skin and mucous membranes. The occurrence of pyoderma gangrenosum after a reduction mammoplasty is a very rare complication, which at first glance may seem like an infectious complication; in reality, however, it is an inflammatory disease.

This case report describes a rare postoperative complication - pyoderma gangrenosum and its appropriate treatment in our patient who underwent reduction mammoplasty.

Early detection of this complication is essential for the patients recovery because the primary surgical treatment can lead to worsening of the condition and is therefore contraindicated in such a case. Pyoderma gangrenosum must be treated conservatively with corticosteroids.