Pyoderma gangrenosum after umblical hernia repair

Dinç, Tolga; Kayılıoğlu, Selami Ilgaz; Katar, Kağan; Yıldırım, Osman; Çete, Mükerrem; Ünal, Devrim Tuba; Coşkun, Faruk

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2015

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Dinç, Tolga
Kayılıoğlu, Selami Ilgaz
Katar, Kağan
Yıldırım, Osman
Çete, Mükerrem
Ünal, Devrim Tuba
Coşkun, Faruk

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Dinç, T., Kayılıoğlu, S. I., Katar, K., Yıldırım, O., Çete, M., Ünal, D. T., Coşkun, F. (2015). Pyoderma gangrenosum after umblical hernia repair. Surgical Chronicles, 20(1), 249-250.

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Pyoderma gangrenosum is an extremely rare condition, characterized with progressive necrotic skin ulcers and destructive inflammation. It can be defined as a neutrophilic dermatosis with sterile inflammation. Incidence of the disease is 3-10 per million. A surgical intervention may trigger this immunological condition. Herein we present pyoderma gangrenosum case, which occurred after umbilical hernia repair. © 2015, Surgical Society of Northern Greece. All rights reserved.