Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum and flap necrosis in a head and neck cancer patient following neck dissection

Clinical Case Reports

Björn Palmgren¹  Julia Arebro¹ 

[1] Division of Otorhinolaryngology Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden;

关键词: flap necrosis;    head and neck cancer;    neck dissection;    postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum;    pyoderma gangrenosum;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.2828

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum (PSPG) develops in the skin after surgery without known cause. Immunosuppression constitutes first‐line therapy and increases the likelihood of successful surgery when needed. PSPG should be considered when a flap necrosis occurs.

【 授权许可】

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