Post-caesarean pyoderma gangrenosum masquerading as surgical site infection
A primigravida in her early 30s underwent a lower-segment caesarean section for foetal distress. She had no significant prior medical or surgical history. On postoperative day 7, she presented with erythema and a painful ulcer at the surgical site. She had no fever, systemic symptoms or
Authors
- Jerene Mathews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2022-2439)
- Avantika Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4033-9143)
- Satish Choudhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-867X)
- Samidha Chouksey
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-268373
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00