Pyoderma gangrenosum after cardiac surgery.

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) can mimic early postoperative sternal wound infections. Steroid therapy is the only method of treatment for this condition, which recognizes the fact that steroids can lead to immunosuppression and potentially inhibit healing after major surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
surgical site infection
patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
smoking cessation