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21300581

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
The scalp is a useful and reliable donor site for the paediatric burn population that can be harvested several times with minimal morbidity. However, the scalp cannot be used as skin graft donor site with impunity. Scalp alopecia and chronic folliculitis can be observed among the complications. In these cases, the reconstruction phase offers different surgical procedures such as primary closure, staged excision or tissue expansion. We report the case of a patient (29-years-old), treated 20 years ago for second-degree burns covering up to 20% total body surface area (TBSA) by using thin split-thickness skin grafts of his scalp. As a teenager, he developed multiple episodes of folliculitis at the donor site of the scalp and then of recurrent abscesses, resistant to all existing medical treatments. Surgical treatment consisted in the skin excision of his scalp donor site which was immediately covered by a thin split-thickness skin graft. Four months after surgery, the patient was satisfied with the functional and aesthetic result.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1878-0539
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e118-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The scalp as a donor site for split-thickness skin graft: a rare complication case report.
pubmed:affiliation
St Louis University Hospital, Plastic Surgery Department, Claude Vellefaux avenue, 75010 Paris, France. nicolasrobert94@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports