Gauze-based negative pressure wound therapy: a valid method to manage pyoderma gangrenosum.
Int Wound J
; 11(2): 164-8, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon ulcerative, non-infective chronic inflammatory skin disorder of unknown aetiology. Systemic therapies are necessary to control the associated medical diseases, and, due to the inflammatory nature of PG, topical or systemic immunosuppressant agents are effective, but wound healing is usually slow. Negative wound pressure therapy (NPWT) has become an important tool for the management of complex skin ulcers, and usage in PG has been recently described in the literature we present four cases of classic PG in which NPWT in association with systemic therapy achieved wound healing and a drastic pain reduction.
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Pioderma Gangrenoso
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Tratamento de Ferimentos com Pressão Negativa
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2014
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