Chronic undermining burrowing ulcer | |
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Other names | Meleney gangrene, or Meleney's ulcer |
Specialty | Dermatology |
Chronic undermining burrowing ulcer is a cutaneous condition that is a postoperative, progressive bacterial gangrene.[1]: 269 It is seen in immunocompromised individuals, mostly after post abdominal surgery and rapidly spreads to involve a large area.[citation needed]