A Case of Chemical Burn Wound Treated by Suction Blistered Epidermal Grafting.
10.5021/ad.1998.10.1.48
- Author:
Hyohyun AHN
;
Kyoung Moon KIM
;
Chil Hwan OH
;
Il Hwan KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Suction blister;
Epidermal graft;
Ulcer
- MeSH:
Adult;
Alkalies;
Blister*;
Burns;
Burns, Chemical*;
Cicatrix;
Foot;
Heating;
Hot Temperature;
Humans;
Male;
Methods;
Skin Diseases;
Suction*;
Transplants*;
Ulcer;
Wounds and Injuries*
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1998;10(1):48-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The patient was a 34-year-old male who had the dorsum of his right foot burned with strong alkali. Subsequently, the wound changed to an ulcer 3 days after the accident, and it was resistant to conventional treatment. After seventeen days of a granulation tissue-forming period, we applied a suction blistered epidermal graft using an intrinsic heating system we had devised. Suction blistered epidermal grafting is a less painful method with minimal scarring that is applicable to various skin diseases and researches. However, currently used techniques require patients to be immobile for some time and it makes physicians and patients feel uneasy and uncomfortable. The time needed for the suction blister formation is dependent on many factors. Among them, the temperature and the suction pressure are the important factors that can be modified easily. So, we devised a suction device having the capability to heat itself and used a suction machine with a pressure meter. We applied this to the above patient. We present a case of a chemical burn wound treated with suction blistered epidermal grafting.
