The Tokai journal of experimental and clinical medicine
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Tokai J. Exp. Clin. Med. · Jun 1993
Case Reports Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialUse of cultured human epidermal allografts for the treatment of extensive partial thickness scald burn in children.
In spite of recent progress in burn treatment, the early surgical therapy of partial thickness scald burns in children is still controversial. Early tangential excisions is not easily applicable for these patients because of difficulties in determination of the burn depth and probable physiological derangement after surgery. Hypertrophic scar formation and wound contraction after meshed autografts are other limitations. ⋯ Allografting of the cultured epidermis without surgical excision apparently promoted the rapid regeneration of the partial thickness burns. Procedural complications did not occur. Cultured allografts should be used as an effective and safe biological dressing for partial thickness scald burns in children.