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Appearance of the wounds on the 2nd post-operative day. (A) Sternal incision. (B) Saphenous incision.
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F1
On the 2nd post-operative day, progressive and erythematous puffy ulcerative lesions with serous discharge and irregular borders were detected on the sites of sternotomy and saphenous incisions (Fig. 1).
Necrosis in the superficial layer, infiltration of the dermis with interstitial lymphocytes, plasmocytes and neutrophils, and intradermal abscess formation (20 x 10, hematoxylin and eosin staining).
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Granulation tissue and chronic inflammatory response were seen on the pathological evaluation of the specimens which were taken from the lesions (Fig. 2).
Recovery of the sternal wound on the 20th day of the treatment.
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On the 20th day of the treatment, the inflammatory appearance such as skin necrosis, erythema, and serous discharge of the wounds recovered (Fig. 3).