Cutaneous Microangiopathic Thrombosis Complicated by Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Post-Cardiac Surgery Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopaenia

Abstract

Thrombotic cutaneous gangrene is a rare complication of heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia after cardiac surgery. We report a case and discuss management issues with cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery in this condition. © 2008 Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.