Affiliations 

  • 1 Jacinta Marie Lopez, MBBS(Hons). Monash University Malaysia, Jeffery Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. jacintalopez91@gmail.com
  • 2 Anand Sachithanandan, FRCSI(C-Th). Sunway Medical Centre, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • 3 Margaret Leow Poh Gail, FRCS(Plast). Sunway Medical Centre, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 2016 Jun;71(3):142-3.
PMID: 27495890 MyJurnal

Abstract

Hypersensitivity to stainless steel sternal sutures are an uncommon occurrence. We present a case of such a patient who developed chronic tissue overgranulation over a sternotomy wound eight weeks post-operatively. Primary suspicion was infection, a more common complication however radiological and laboratory investigation showed otherwise. Conservative management provided limited ephemeral success. After ensuring adequate sternal bone healing, the sutures and granulation tissue were eventually surgically removed without complication and the reoperated wound healed well.

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