Artificial skin in the treatment of a large congenital nevus.
An 8 year-old girl had a large congenital nevus involving the posterior thigh, leg, and foot. The nevus on non-weight-bearing areas was resected, and the areas were resurfaced with artificial skin and ultra-thin split-thickness grafts. A good result was ultimately achieved. Our management of this case and the relative merits of this new technology are detailed.
Thomas
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Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, USA.
Rayburn
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LeBlanc
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Powell
R W
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Luterman
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A
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D009506:Nevus / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D017768:Skin, Artificial
D001672:Biocompatible Materials