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case_images: Appearance of the wounds on the 2nd post-operative day. (A) Sternal incision. (B) Saphenous incision.
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case_images: On the 2nd post-operative day, progressive and erythematous puffy ulcerative lesions with serous discharge and irregular borders were detected on the sites of sternotomy and saphenous incisions (Fig. 1).
case_images: Necrosis in the superficial layer, infiltration of the dermis with interstitial lymphocytes, plasmocytes and neutrophils, and intradermal abscess formation (20 x 10, hematoxylin and eosin staining).
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case_images: Granulation tissue and chronic inflammatory response were seen on the pathological evaluation of the specimens which were taken from the lesions (Fig. 2).
case_images: Recovery of the sternal wound on the 20th day of the treatment.
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case_images: On the 20th day of the treatment, the inflammatory appearance such as skin necrosis, erythema, and serous discharge of the wounds recovered (Fig. 3).