Scalp ulceration from a circumferential head dressing after craniotomy: Case report of an uncommon complication due to human error

The present paper describes a previously unpublished complication of the application of a circumferential head dressing after cranial neuro-surgery. A 34-year-old woman developed a large area of skin necrosis on her forehead from a circumferential head dressing applied after the surgical removal of...

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Published inCanadian journal of plastic surgery Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 210 - 212
Main Authors Singhal, Ashutosh, Bray, Peter W, Bernstein, Mark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC 01.12.2004
Pulsus Group Inc
Subjects
Bandages
Case Report
Head
Medical errors
Neurosurgery
Plastic surgery
Scars
Surgical complication
Scalp ulceration
Head dressing
Surgical error
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Summary:The present paper describes a previously unpublished complication of the application of a circumferential head dressing after cranial neuro-surgery. A 34-year-old woman developed a large area of skin necrosis on her forehead from a circumferential head dressing applied after the surgical removal of a colloid cyst. Neurological recovery was excellent but plastic surgical repair of her iatrogenic cosmetic injury was required.
ISSN:1195-2199
2292-5503
2292-5511
1918-1507
DOI:10.1177/229255030401200408