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ArticleCureus2023

Pyoderma Gangrenosum Precipitated by Breast Engorgement Following Lactation Discontinuation: A Rare Case Report.

Sarosh Sarwar, Fatima Sajid, Asad Ullah Wasim, Madeeha Subhan Waleed, Pawan Kumar Thada

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sarosh SarwarMedicine and Surgery, Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad, PAK.
Fatima SajidDermatology, PAF Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Asad Ullah WasimMedicine and Surgery, Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad, PAK.
Madeeha Subhan WaleedInternal Medicine, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, PAK.
Pawan Kumar ThadaMedicine and Surgery, Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, PAK.
Ayub Medical College · PKAbbott (Sweden) · SEAllama Iqbal Medical College · PKPunjab Medical College · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent painful ulcers, eventually leading to cribriform scars. PG is mostly a diagnosis of exclusion with neutrophilic skin infiltration. We present a case of a 35-year-old female patient whose first presentation of PG occurred in the first trimester of pregnancy, which recurred after discontinuation of breastfeeding. The patient also had a history of taking prolonged IM and IV analgesics for her chronic migraines. The patient was initially treated with steroids and necessary wound care, during which symptoms remained controlled. However, a year later, the patient presented with an acute flare-up of the disease in her postpartum period, mainly involving her breasts bilaterally. Extensive wound debridement was performed due to the severity of her necrotic ulcers and failure to respond to conservative management, which was followed by partial thickness skin grafting.

Indexed as

breast engorgementbreast ulcerscribriform scarsidiopathic pyoderma gangrenosuminfectionsisolated pyoderma gangrenosumnecrotic ulcersneutrophilic infilterationpathergyskin infections

Identifiers

PMID37602127
PMCPMC10439785
OpenAlexW4385009029

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