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case_images: Clinical appearance of the postoperative wound on the patient's lower abdomen. The ulcer had been sutured at the emergency department of our hospital 3 days before the patient's first consultation with the department of dermatology (a). On admission at the department of dermatology 6 days later, the suture had completely disappeared (b). After VAC therapy, the abdominal ulcer rapidly became granulated and reepithelialized (c).
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case_images: F1
case_images: The wound was sutured and the patient consulted with the dermatology department 3 days later (fig. 1a). On admission, she presented with a painful ulcer (diameter 6 cm) on her right lower abdomen, and its suture had disappeared (fig. 1b). After vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy had been performed to prevent her from traumatizing the ulcer again, it rapidly became granulated and reepithelialized (fig. 1c).
case_images: Clinical appearance of the patient's left arm on admission. The patient presented with multiple scars and previous skin grafts on the extremities as well as a missing left lower leg. She did not reveal details of the causes of these wounds.
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case_images: F2
case_images: She also presented with multiple scars, skin grafts on the extremities, and a missing left lower leg, the causes for all of which were unexplained (fig. 2).