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Congenital cutis laxa: a case report and review of loose skin syndromes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8494307     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Congenital cutis laxa is a deforming disease that may present for plastic surgical consultation during childhood. Failure to differentiate cutis laxa, with near normal wound healing, from the other forms of hyperelasticity syndromes with poor wound healing, has historically led to conflicting recommendations regarding the surgical management of patients presenting with loose skin. A face-lift and direct nasolabial fold excision was performed in a 10-year old patient with congenital cutis laxa with a good result. The other major syndromes presenting with loose skin as a clinical feature are reviewed and distinguished from cutis laxa. Plastic surgical procedures can be aesthetically and psychologically beneficial in children with congenital cutis laxa, and can be recommended without overt fear of wound disruption, poor scarring, and medical catastrophies that can occur with other hyperelasticity syndromes.
Authors:
W O Thomas; M H Moses; R D Craver; W K Galen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of plastic surgery     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0148-7043     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Plast Surg     Publication Date:  1993 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-06-16     Completed Date:  1993-06-16     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7805336     Medline TA:  Ann Plast Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  252-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Cutis Laxa / genetics,  pathology,  surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Rhytidoplasty / methods*
Skin / pathology

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