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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2022; 49(05): 608-610
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756288
Breast/Trunk: Case Report

A Peculiar Case of Ischemic Fasciitis Appeared on a Pressure Ulcer after 10 Days of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Vania Recchi 
1   Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy
,
Benedetta Peltristo 
1   Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy
,
Davide Talevi 
1   Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy
,
Alessandro Scalise 
1   Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy
,
Giovanni Di Benedetto 
1   Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Marche Polytechnic University Medical School, Ancona, Italy
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Abstract

In this article, we reported a single case of ischemic fasciitis in a young woman with a progressive immobilization due to a multifocal demyelinating disease of central nervous system, which appeared on an extensive pressure ulcer of the sacral region treated with 10 days of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Wound examination revealed a significant nontender brown neoformation (9 cm in length × 10 cm in width × 7 cm in height), fixed to the sacrum, presenting hard consistency, and grown in the central portion of the sacral pressure sore. The histologic examination showed central fibrinoid necrosis, and vascular and atypical fibroblastic proliferations, and a diagnosis of ischemic fasciitis was made. Ischemic fasciitis is a rare benign proliferation of atypical fibroblasts that occurs in physically weak patients with reduced mobility. In the literature, the relationship between the use of NPWT on pressure ulcers and the development of ischemic fasciitis is, to the best of our knowledge, not described yet.

Keywords

ischemic fasciitis - pseudosarcomatous - pressure ulcer - negative-pressure wound therapy - plastic surgery

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None of the authors has a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this manuscript.


Authors' Contributions

Conceptualization: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.

Data curation: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.

Formal analysis: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.

Methodology: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.

Project administration: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.

Visualization: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.

Writing – original draft: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.

Writing – review & editing: V.R., B.P., D.T., A.S., G.D.B.


Ethical Approval

The informed consent was obtained from the patient.


Note

This article was presented at the Congress of the Italian Society of Plastic Surgery (SICPRE) 2021 in virtual edition.




Publication History

Received: 11 November 2021

Accepted: 24 January 2022

Article published online:
23 September 2022

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