Early escharotomy-like procedure for the prevention of extremity autoamputation in harlequin ichthyosis
Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare congenital disorder, which causes restrictive circumferential encasement of the trunk and limbs. Patients usually develop compartment syndrome and sequential cyanosis of limbs and digits, leading to autoamputation. We report a case of harlequin ichthyosis in which all...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Biomedical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417019305311 |