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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr;63(4):e395-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.10.017. Epub 2009 Nov 18.

Case report: pyoderma gangrenosum following Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (Diep) free flap breast reconstruction

Y Rajapakse  1 , C B Bunker, A Ghattaura, N Jallali, J Henton, S E James, P A Harris, A E Searle
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Case report: pyoderma gangrenosum following Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (Diep) free flap breast reconstruction

Y Rajapakse et al. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare but significant cutaneous disease that can lead to skin ulceration and necrosis. It is idiopathic but can occur post surgically. There has been only a limited number of case reports of PG complicating breast surgery.

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