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Pyoderma gangrenosum after coronary artery bypass grafting
R P Rand1, J E Olerud, E D Verrier
1Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare cutaneous disorder that may complicate recovery after a cardiac operation. The lesions appear to represent a necrotizing infection; however, they do not respond to surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy. The treatment is based on high-dose corticosteroids and concomitant treatment of any underlying systemic disease.