Facial resurfacing with split-thickness skin grafts in xeroderma pigmentosum variant.
Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a rare systemic disease which is transmitted through an incomplete sex-linked recessive gene. As a result of this, exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun causes malignant skin lesions. One of the most effective treatment options for the malignant lesions is full-face resurfacing with skin grafts. These grafts should be harvested from areas that have not been affected by UV exposure or have at least been minimally affected. The authors present a patient with XP whose face was resurfaced by split-thickness skin grafts taken from the buttocks.
Tayeb
Talel
T
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Trousseau University Hospital, Avenue de la République, 37170 Chambray-les-tours, Tours, France. taleltayeb@yahoo.fr
Laure
Boris
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Sury
Florent
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Lorette
Gérard
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Goga
Dominique
D
D002081:Buttocks / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects; D014983:Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*