Background/objective: Wound complications constitute a diverse array of surgical and dermatologic entities. We sought to describe the clinical and pathologic attributes of a series of patients in whom a distinctive thoracic surgical wound eruption developed after coronary bypass grafting.
Methods: We performed a detailed chart review, including history, surgical procedure notes, and biopsy findings, obtained from 3 patients; we examined the data and reconciled them with conventional etiologies in an attempt to discern a shared diagnosis and pathogenesis.