Great Toe Tip Reconstruction after Severe COVID-19 Using Hemi-pulp V-Y Advancement Flap: A Case Report
Rika Hane,
Shinsuke Akita,
Yohei Kubo
et al.
Abstract:Summary:
“COVID toe,” one of the extrapulmonary disorders of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), may result in toe necrosis. In this case, we successfully reconstructed a severe COVID-19-induced defect in the great toe by using an innervated hemi-pulp V-Y advancement flap. A 48-year-old woman was diagnosed with fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19 and received intensive care. Even after the acute phase, a skin defect measuring 10 mm × 7 mm was noted, exposing the underlying bone on her right grea… Show more
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