title: Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the breast: A case report study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) of the breast is a rare and rapidly spreading disease, which usually co-exists with severe underlying systemic conditions. PG often presents secondary to breast surgery with skin lesions and signs of infection, even though it is a non-infectious, necrotizing dermatological entity.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of de novo unilateral breast PG in 37-year-old woman, with a clear medical history whatsoever. The patient was treated with corticosteroids and, in a two-month follow up, presents with nearly no signs of PG.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PG of the breast presents with atypical clinical signs and is characterized by an exclusion-based diagnosis. It often mimics inflammation but is resistant to antibiotics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The optimal treatment for PG is systemic use of corticosteroids and surgical debridement of the necrotic tissue, while the timely onset of the therapeutic approach is of outmost importance.
authors.affiliation: Breast Unit, 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Athens University Medical School, Alexandra Hospital, Greece. Electronic address: smarinopoulos@outlook.com.
authors.forename: Spyridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marinopoulos
authors.affiliation: Breast Unit, 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Athens University Medical School, Alexandra Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Theofanakis
authors.affiliation: Breast Unit, 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Athens University Medical School, Alexandra Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Theoni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zacharouli
authors.affiliation: Histopathology Department, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sotiropoulou
authors.affiliation: Breast Unit, 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Athens University Medical School, Alexandra Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dimitrakakis