Posts Tagged ‘wound dehiscence’
Lower Leg Wound Dehiscence
HISTORY 74-year-old man presents with BCC of left lower leg treated with Mohs excision and closure on 2-27-18. Patient presented 5 days post closure with wound dehiscence. Cutimed wound sponge dressing was used for wound management. Debridement was performed 3-16-18. Plan is for closure with matrix xenograft. DISCUSSION Lower leg wound dehiscence…
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CHEEK FLAP ISCHEMIC COMPLICATION
HISTORY 70-year-old man with history of sarcoidosis on chronic prednisone. Left preauricular cheek squamous cell carcinoma was treated with Mohs excision and inferior SMAS partial island flap reconstruction. The healing was complicated by wound dehiscence, partially due to wound ischemia and wound tension. DISCUSSION The third case represents a dehiscence due to likely ischemia…
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