Localized infection and leg ulcer after platelet-rich plasma injection

Didem Dincer; Efsun Tanacan; Gul Aslihan Cakir Akay; Gokce Kaan Atac; Togay Evrin

doi:10.1111/dth.13948

Localized infection and leg ulcer after platelet-rich plasma injection

Dermatol Ther. 2020 Nov;33(6):e13948. doi: 10.1111/dth.13948. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

Authors

Didem Dincer¹, Efsun Tanacan¹, Gul Aslihan Cakir Akay¹, Gokce Kaan Atac², Togay Evrin³

Affiliations

¹ Medical Faculty, Department of Dermatology and Veneorology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
² Medical Faculty, Department of Radiology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Medical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 32618073
DOI: 10.1111/dth.13948

Abstract

Although many studies report effective use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection in the clinics, almost no study reports any side effects. The patient who was treated with PRP injection in gastrocnemius muscle developed complications. The authors of this study present a case which may show the possible side effects of PRP.

Keywords: complication; leg ulcer; platelet-rich plasma.

MeSH terms

Humans
Injections
Leg Ulcer* / diagnosis
Leg Ulcer* / etiology
Leg Ulcer* / therapy
Platelet-Rich Plasma*