Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum and flap necrosis in a head and neck cancer patient following neck dissection

Abstract

Abstract Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum (PSPG) develops in the skin after surgery without known cause. Immunosuppression constitutes first‐line therapy and increases the likelihood of successful surgery when needed. PSPG should be considered when a flap necrosis occurs.

Keywords

• flap necrosis
• head and neck cancer
• neck dissection
• postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum
• pyoderma gangrenosum