Intractable Postoperative Wounds Caused by Self-Inflicted Trauma in a Patient with Cutaneous Munchausen Syndrome Presenting as a Pyoderma Gangrenosum-Like Lesion

Intractable Postoperative Wounds Caused by Self-Inflicted Trauma in a Patient with Cutaneous Munchausen Syndrome Presenting as a Pyoderma Gangrenosum-Like Lesion

A 50-year-old Japanese woman consulted the emergency department of our hospital for bleeding due to an intractable postoperative wound on the lower abdomen; the postoperative wound was owing to a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed 1 year previously for acute cholecystitis. She presented with a p...

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Main Authors: Keiko Inui, Takaaki Hanafusa, Takeshi Namiki, Makiko Ueno, Ken Igawa, Hiroo Yokozeki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Self-inflicted trauma
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Munchausen syndrome
Negative-pressure wound therapy
Postoperative wounds
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445823

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