Postoperative Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Rare Complication After Appendectomy Publisher Pubmed



Faghihi G¹ ; Abtahinaeini B¹ ; Nikyar Z¹ ; Jamshidi K¹ ; Bahrami A¹ Show Affiliations
Source: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Published:2015

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon inflammatory ulcerative skin disease. It is characterized by painful progressive necrosis of the wound margins. Rarely, postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum (PPG) manifests as a severe disturbance of wound healing following surgical interventions. Only rare cases of this complication have been reported after appendectomy. We report a case of PPG in a 29-year-old female after appendectomy. She was successfully treated with oral prednisolone. Postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of any postoperative delayed wound healing, because this disease is simply distinguished from a postoperative wound. © 2015, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine January. All Rights Reserved.