Pyoderma gangrenosum et cancer du sein : à propos d’un cas

The role of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum: A systematic review and personal experience

“…It was analysed patients who had a successful healing outcome, comparing those who performed NPWT with a skin graft (n = 34)22,[25][26][27][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57] with those who performed NPWT alone (n = 13),20,21,24,33,44,[58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] correlating with the healing time reported. 64.7% of patients who received NPWT with a skin graft (n = 22) had a healing time of less than or equal to 2 months, and 76.9% of patients who received NPWT alone (n = 10)…”

Pyoderma gangrenosum of the breast revealing contralateral breast carcinoma

“…To date, just one case of a breast PG portending the diagnosis of breast neoplasm has been reported in the literature. 5 A previously healthy 79-year-old female patient presented with a 6-month history of painful ulceration on the lower quadrants and areola of the left breast, not improving under systemic antibiotic therapy. Previous attempts to excise the lesion were not successful.…”