| Literature DB >> 18793230 |
Giovanni Mariscalco1, Gabriele Piffaretti, Sandro Ferrarese, Matteo Tozzi, Paolo Cattaneo, Andrea Sala.
Abstract
Pyoderma gangrenosum is an uncommon, idiopathic, chronic ulcerative inflammatory skin disease characterized by a rapidly progressive necrosis of the wound edges, and mimics a postoperative infection. Few cases have been reported after cardiothoracic surgery. We present a case of a pyoderma gangrenosum occurring after coronary artery bypass graft.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18793230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00728.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Card Surg ISSN: 0886-0440 Impact factor: 1.620