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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7061541 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2019.11.008 | DOI Listing |
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