Successful prosthetic fitting of a patient with epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica. Case report.
A patient with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa developed a squamous cell carcinoma of the right foot resulting in a below the knee amputation. Despite the multiple real and potential skin problems of the stump, she was successfully fitted with a simply designed prosthesis and rehabilitated.
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Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, West Orange 07052.
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D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing