Progressive skin necrosis of a huge occipital encephalocele

Objects: Progressive skin necrosis of giant occipital encephalocoele is an extremely rare complication found in neonates. infection and ulceration of the necrosed skin may lead to meningitis or sepsis. we present here a neonate with giant occipital encephalocoele showing progressive necrosis during...

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Main Authors: Yasir Andarabi, Farideh Nejat, Mostafa El-Khashab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699236