Abstract |
Behcet's disease (BD) is an autoimmune & autoinflammatory disease of unclear etiology characterized by recurrent oral & genital ulcers as well as other systemic manifestations. A key pathogenesis is excessive inflammatory wound healing response. While descriptions of the cutaneous manifestations of disease are limited to short-term consequences such as extensive pustule and papule formation in response to minor tissue injury, the long-term consequences are significant fibrosis and scarring of epithelial tissue. We describe the case of a patient with Behcet's disease who presented with unilateral facial atrophy secondary to minor trauma to the oral mucosa. She was treated with autologous fat grafting. Though a rare disease, plastic surgeons should be aware of the entity of Behcet's disease and its complications of tissue atrophy that may require reconstructive surgery.
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Authors | Z-Hye Lee, Kamran Khoobehi, Ernest S Chiu |
Journal | Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
(J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg)
Vol. 66
Issue 12
Pg. 1759-62
(Dec 2013)
ISSN: 1878-0539 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 23642794
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adipose Tissue
(transplantation)
- Atrophy
- Autografts
- Behcet Syndrome
(complications, pathology, surgery)
- Cheek
(pathology)
- Cicatrix
(surgery)
- Facial Asymmetry
(etiology, pathology, surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Middle Aged
- Oral Ulcer
(pathology)
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
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