Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap demonstrating the triple response of Lewis phenomenon - A case report and insights into aetiology.

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Burns and Plastics Department, Morriston Hospital, Heol Maes Eglwys, Morriston, Cwmrhydyceirw, Swansea SA6 6NL, United Kingdom.

Published: March 2020

Dermatographism, also known as skin writing, is an immunological response that remains an enigma. It occurs when normal skin is stroked with a dull object causing it to become raised and inflamed, and assume the shape of the stroke. Here we present a case of dermatographia in a denervated deep inferior epigastric perforator flap used to reconstruct breast tissue following mastectomy.

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