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ArticleJournal of plastic and reconstructive surgery2026

A Case of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Treated with Meek Technique and Cultured Epithelial Autografts.

Norihito Ito, Takako Komiya, Maiko Asai, Nanako Ayabe, Mai Hanano, Kohhei Aoki, Kazuki Shimada, Hajime Matsumura

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Norihito ItoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takako KomiyaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Maiko AsaiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nanako AyabeDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Mai HananoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kohhei AokiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuki ShimadaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hajime MatsumuraDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) causes extensive blisters and erosions due to a genetic abnormality, significantly reducing patients' quality of life. Recently, transplantation of reversion-mutated mosaicized skin has shown promise as a radical cure. In 2019, the use of cultured epithelial autograft for DEB was approved in Japan. Meanwhile, the Meek micrografting technique, first described in 1958 by Dr. Cicero Parker Meek in the United States of America, was reintroduced in 2019 as a new device for split-thickness skin grafting. This system can harvest skin grafts more efficiently than conventional methods. In this case report, we report on our successful treatment of DEB using the Meek technique and cultured epithelial autografts.

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cultured epithelial autograftdystrophic epidermolysis bullosaMeek technique

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