Pyoderma gangrenosum: a rare complication of reduction mammaplasty - a case report.

Abstract

Background: Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare non-infectious inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects the skin and mucous membranes. The occurrence of pyoderma gangrenosum after a reduction mammoplasty is a very rare complication, which at first glance may seem like an infectious complication; in reality, however, it is an inflammatory disease.

Case: This case report describes a rare postoperative complication - pyoderma gangrenosum and its appropriate treatment in our patient who underwent reduction mammoplasty.

Conclusion: Early detection of this complication is essential for the patients recovery because the primary surgical treatment can lead to worsening of the condition and is therefore contraindicated in such a case. Pyoderma gangrenosum must be treated conservatively with corticosteroids.