Conservative Treatment of a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa Presenting as Bart Syndrome: A Case Report

We presented a case of a newborn male with aplasia cutis congenita on the lower limb. The case was treated with conservative method. As for the conservative treatment, daily hydrodebridement with 1/200 diluted povidone-iodine and serum physiologic was performed, followed by closure of the wound wit...

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Main Authors: Samet Vasfi Kuvat, Mehmet Bozkurt
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/302345
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description We presented a case of a newborn male with aplasia cutis congenita on the lower limb. The case was treated with conservative method. As for the conservative treatment, daily hydrodebridement with 1/200 diluted povidone-iodine and serum physiologic was performed, followed by closure of the wound with a dexpanthenol + chlorhexidine + fusidic acid-impregnated sterile gauze bandage. the followup that occured after three weeks, the wound was completely epithelialized, but a hypopigmented scar remained in the limb.
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spelling doaj-art-081d19f894ba481da05ddcaaaeb88d462025-08-20T02:01:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/302345302345Conservative Treatment of a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa Presenting as Bart Syndrome: A Case ReportSamet Vasfi Kuvat0Mehmet Bozkurt1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dicle Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, TurkeyDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dicle Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, TurkeyWe presented a case of a newborn male with aplasia cutis congenita on the lower limb. The case was treated with conservative method. As for the conservative treatment, daily hydrodebridement with 1/200 diluted povidone-iodine and serum physiologic was performed, followed by closure of the wound with a dexpanthenol + chlorhexidine + fusidic acid-impregnated sterile gauze bandage. the followup that occured after three weeks, the wound was completely epithelialized, but a hypopigmented scar remained in the limb.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/302345
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title Conservative Treatment of a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa Presenting as Bart Syndrome: A Case Report
title_full Conservative Treatment of a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa Presenting as Bart Syndrome: A Case Report
title_fullStr Conservative Treatment of a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa Presenting as Bart Syndrome: A Case Report
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title_short Conservative Treatment of a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa Presenting as Bart Syndrome: A Case Report
title_sort conservative treatment of a patient with epidermolysis bullosa presenting as bart syndrome a case report
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