Pyoderma gangrenosum after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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.
Rand
R P
RP
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
Olerud
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Verrier
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D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*
D011239:Prednisolone