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 Publishers, Inc. 1999-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778522