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Vacuum-assisted closure therapy in pyoderma gangrenosum

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Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC), although a modern adjunct in wound management, has not been used previously in pyoderma gangrenosum (PG), probably to avoid the potential complications of ‘pathergy’. We would like to report our experience of VAC in three cases of PG with the relevant review of literature.

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  1. Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, The Royal Hospital of Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland

    A. Mandal, P. Addison & K. Stewart

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada

    P. Neligan

  3. 36 Thornbridge, Teal Farm, Washington, NE38 8TJ, UK

    A. Mandal

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Mandal, A., Addison, P., Stewart, K. et al. Vacuum-assisted closure therapy in pyoderma gangrenosum. Eur J Plast Surg 28, 529–531 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-005-0014-1

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