TY - JOUR
T1 - Refractory eczematous dermatitis associated with retained suture material
AU - Ascherman, Jeffrey A.
AU - Hunter, Catherine J.
AU - Bickers, David R.
PY - 2006/2/1
Y1 - 2006/2/1
N2 - We present a patient who developed a cutaneous-id reaction and eczematous dermatitis related to a residual Prolene suture following excision of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Following a wider excision of the site, with removal of the retained suture material, the patient's symptoms dramatically improved. Although this reaction is rare, retained sutures should be considered a possible cause of a postoperative eczematous dermatitis that does not respond to standard therapies.
AB - We present a patient who developed a cutaneous-id reaction and eczematous dermatitis related to a residual Prolene suture following excision of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Following a wider excision of the site, with removal of the retained suture material, the patient's symptoms dramatically improved. Although this reaction is rare, retained sutures should be considered a possible cause of a postoperative eczematous dermatitis that does not respond to standard therapies.
KW - Cutaneous-id reaction
KW - Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
KW - Eczematous dermatitis
KW - Prolene
KW - Retained suture
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U2 - 10.1097/01.sap.0000192125.59373.9e
DO - 10.1097/01.sap.0000192125.59373.9e
M3 - Article
C2 - 16432334
AN - SCOPUS:33645057442
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 56
SP - 205
EP - 207
JO - Annals of plastic surgery
JF - Annals of plastic surgery
IS - 2
ER -