Successful treatment of skin fistulas in systemic sclerosis patients with the combination of topical negative pressure therapy and split-thickness skin grafting

Ikko KajiharaDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Masatoshi JinninDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Saori YamadaDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Asako IchiharaDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Takamitsu MakinoDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Toshikatsu IgataDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Shinichi MasuguchiDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Satoshi FukushimaDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

Hironobu IhnDepartment of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

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