ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALP

A case of Aplasia Cutis Congenita with massive skin and bony defects on the vertex of the skull and the lumbo sacral region is presented The raw areas which were exposing the dura were treated by repeated application of allograft skin from the second day of life. Healing was achieved in 35 days with...

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Main Author: Hemant Saraiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1999-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778522
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description A case of Aplasia Cutis Congenita with massive skin and bony defects on the vertex of the skull and the lumbo sacral region is presented The raw areas which were exposing the dura were treated by repeated application of allograft skin from the second day of life. Healing was achieved in 35 days without any problem. New bone formation with significant reduction of bony defect was noticed when the child was reviewed at 5 years.
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spelling doaj-art-a17102e7eb6148f9bcb32c216d2885682025-08-20T03:38:38ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X1999-02-01320106907010.1055/s-0043-1778522ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALPHemant SaraiyaA case of Aplasia Cutis Congenita with massive skin and bony defects on the vertex of the skull and the lumbo sacral region is presented The raw areas which were exposing the dura were treated by repeated application of allograft skin from the second day of life. Healing was achieved in 35 days without any problem. New bone formation with significant reduction of bony defect was noticed when the child was reviewed at 5 years.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778522
spellingShingle Hemant Saraiya
ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALP
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
title ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALP
title_full ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALP
title_fullStr ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALP
title_full_unstemmed ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALP
title_short ROLE OF ALLOGRAFTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MASSIVE APLASIA CUTIS CONGENITA OF SCALP
title_sort role of allografts in the management of massive aplasia cutis congenita of scalp
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778522
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