title: Fifteen pressure ulcers presenting in a known paediatric case of histiocytoma of the spine.
abstract: Patients with profound sensorimotor deficits following spinal trauma/post spinal surgery are vulnerable to develop pressure ulceration. Here we present an unusual case of multiple pressure ulcers in an 11-year-old paraplegic child, with histiocytoma of the spine at the T1-T3 level. Although multiplicity of ulcers is not uncommon, this was the first case, in our institute, in which such a large number of pressure ulcers were encountered in a child. Successful management, using a multidisciplinary approach, led to improved quality of life and, at follow-up of more than 1 year, the child has not developed any new pressure ulcers, and neither is there any recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences Indore, India. drajaylunawat@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lunawat
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Prajapati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Somani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanghvi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Charles
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*