Frontal rhytidectomy as surgical treatment for pachydermoperiostosis: a case report.
The thickened folded skin of Touraine-Solente-Golé syndrome can result in cosmetic and functional deformities. The treatment of pachydermoperiostosis is usually centered around improving the cosmetic appearance through plastic surgery. We describe the case of a 27-year-old male who had pachydermoperiostosis with a leonine facies that was managed with frontal rhytidectomy. A greatly improved cosmetic appearance was achieved with this procedure.
George
Leni
L
Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India. lens_grg@yahoo.com
Sachithanandam
Kumaran
K
Gupta
Asish
A
Pulimood
Susanne
S
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010004:Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*