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Postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum. Dehiscence of the surgical wound, with erythematous raised edges at the site of recent appendectomy
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A skin biopsy after a dermatological referral confirmed the diagnosis [Figure 1].
Postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum. Massive neutrophilic infiltration, necrosis of the overlying epidermis. Neutrophils are around the vessel walls, without evidence of leukocytoclasia, granuloma formation is not seen. (Hematoxylin-eosin x400)
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It revealed the presence of intense neutrophilic infiltrates consistent with PG without any evidence of infection [Figure 2].