A case of skin autograft for skin ulcers in ichthyosis / 中南大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Ichthyosis refers to a group of skin diseases characterized by abnormal keratinization of the epidermis,resulting in dryness,roughness and scale of the skin.A girl with ichthyosis,who presented with skin ulcers and infection of the right dorsal foot,was admitted to our department.An autologous razor-thin skin grafting procedure was performed to repair the skin ulcers after debridement and vacuum sealing drain.After 8 months of follow-up,both the donor and recipient site healed well and there were no newly formed ulcers or infections.Although the skin quality of ichthyosis is poor,the lesion area can still be used as donor or recipient cite.