title: Health-related Quality of Life and Self-esteem Among Burn Patients.
abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum is an unusual cause of skin ulcerations that wound specialists must be prepared to recognize. There is no diagnostic test since it is a diagnosis of exclusion, and if the disease is not recognized it can quickly become much worse. Pathergy, whereby a lesion begins or worsens due to trauma, such as a scrape, bite, debridement, surgery, or biopsy, is seen with pyoderma and requires special consideration. This case series and review will summarize the salient features of pyoderma and its treatment with an emphasis on the controversial role of surgery with pyoderma.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: do Amaral Zorita
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blanes
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francescato Veiga
authors.forename: Fabiana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: da Silva Augusto
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masako Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*