title: Cleft lip and cleft palate closure in 13 month-old female with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
abstract: Skin blistering and fragility are hallmarks of the rare hereditary disease called Epidermolysis Bullosa, affecting mainly the skin but also all mucocutaneous layers and sometimes the aerodigestive tract. Orofacial clefts are among the most common structural birth defects in humans, seen about 2 cases per 1000 births. This case report illustrates the closure of cleft lip and cleft palate in 13 month female with epidermolysis bullosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozgur
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tuncbilek
mesh_terms: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000150:complications; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D006490:Hemostatics; C013695:Surgicel