Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?

Hypertrophic scar formation is a major clinical problem that results in both cosmetic issues and functional loss. The management of a hypertrophic scar varies according to the severity of the sequelae from the scar. We describe a method of treatment in a patient who had a history of multiple debride...

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Autores principales: Ong, Shir Lee, Bajuri, Mohd Yazid, Abdul Suki, Muhammad Haziq, Nadira, Fatin, Zamri, Kamarul Syariza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Plastic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864272
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9451
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author Ong, Shir Lee
Bajuri, Mohd Yazid
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Nadira, Fatin
Zamri, Kamarul Syariza
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description Hypertrophic scar formation is a major clinical problem that results in both cosmetic issues and functional loss. The management of a hypertrophic scar varies according to the severity of the sequelae from the scar. We describe a method of treatment in a patient who had a history of multiple debridements due to snake bite resulting in severe contracture of the fourth toe complicated with a hypertrophic scar.
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spelling pubmed-74510782020-08-28 Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate? Ong, Shir Lee Bajuri, Mohd Yazid Abdul Suki, Muhammad Haziq Nadira, Fatin Zamri, Kamarul Syariza Cureus Plastic Surgery Hypertrophic scar formation is a major clinical problem that results in both cosmetic issues and functional loss. The management of a hypertrophic scar varies according to the severity of the sequelae from the scar. We describe a method of treatment in a patient who had a history of multiple debridements due to snake bite resulting in severe contracture of the fourth toe complicated with a hypertrophic scar. Cureus 2020-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7451078/ /pubmed/32864272 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9451 Text en Copyright © 2020, Ong et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Plastic Surgery
Ong, Shir Lee
Bajuri, Mohd Yazid
Abdul Suki, Muhammad Haziq
Nadira, Fatin
Zamri, Kamarul Syariza
Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?
title Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?
title_full Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?
title_fullStr Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?
title_full_unstemmed Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?
title_short Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?
title_sort hypertrophic scar with contracture over the fourth toe secondary to snake bite wound: to salvage or amputate?
topic Plastic Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864272
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9451
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