Woundbiotech: Uncommon Wounds

11c. Pyoderma gangrenosum in a young woman.

Grafting might have been helpful, but one would be afraid of creating more pyoderma gangrenosum lesions (pathergy) at the site of skin harvesting. In an attempt to accelerate ulcer healing and reduce scarring, a bilayered bioengineered skin product (Graftskin) was applied.

Dr. Falanga
6/1/00

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11c. Pyoderma gangrenosum in a young woman