Case report: Pyoderma gangrenosum following Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (Diep) free flap breast reconstruction
Received 23 July 2009; accepted 21 October 2009. published online 19 November 2009.
Summary
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.