Volume 31 - Issue 9 - September 2019

Feature

Case Report and Brief Review

Comparing the Therapeutic Value of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time in Bilateral Leg Ulcers: A Case Report

09/30/2019

Yuichiro Uoya ;

Kazuo Kishi , MD, PhD;

Naohiro Ishii , MD, PhD;

A 76-year-old man with intractable skin ulcers on both lateral malleoli presented to an outpatient clinic. Conservative treatment over a 3-month period had not been effective. The authors applied NPWT to the left leg and NPWTi-d to the right...

A 76-year-old man with...

09/30/2019

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Stasis Mucinosis: Insights Into Euthyroid Localized Mucinosis

09/13/2019

Penelope A. Hirt ;

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Jeong Hee Cho-Vega ;

Flor E. MacQuhae ;

A morbidly obese African American man in his late 60s presented to the emergency room with a 3-month history of swelling of both lower extremities and secondary changes suggestive of lymphedema and venous dermatitis.

A morbidly obese African...

09/13/2019

Wounds

Original Research

The Risk Factors of Postoperative Pressure Ulcer After Liver Resection With Long Surgical Duration: A Retrospective Study

09/01/2019

Bin Zhu ;

Hong-Lin Chen , PhD;

Yi-Ping Song ;

Ji-Yu Cai ;

Ai-Gui Jiang ;

The aim of this study is to investigate the risk factors of postoperative pressure ulcer (PU) development after liver resection with a long surgical duration.

The aim of this study is to...

09/01/2019

Wounds

Original Research

HS-TIME: A Modified TIME Concept in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Topical Management

09/01/2019

Teresa Oranges ;

Valentina Dini ;

Marco Romanelli ;

Agata Janowska ;

Andrea Chiricozzi ;

The aim of this study is to describe a modified concept of TIME useful in the management of HS: HS-TIME.

The aim of this study is to...

09/01/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Efficacy and Safety of 4% Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Leaf Extract Ointment as an Adjunct Treatment to Compression Stockings on the Closure of Venous Leg Ulcers: A Pilot Study

09/01/2019

Elizabeth Amelia Tianco ;

Martha Joy Maralit Bruan ;

The authors evaluate the efficacy and safety of 4% gumamela leaf extract ointment in the closure of VLUs among patients seen in a dermatology outpatient department in the Philippines.

The authors evaluate the...

09/01/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Wound Healing and Antimicrobial Effects of Chitosan-hydrogel/Honey Compounds in a Rat Full-thickness Wound Model

09/01/2019

Mohammad Hossein Ebrahimzadeh ;

Esmaeel Najafi ;

Abbas Tabatabaee Yazdi ;

Mohammad Azizzadeh ;

Ali Moradi ;

Bibi Seddigheh Fazly Bazzaz ;

Nafise Amiri ;

Hamidreza Bahrami Taghanaki ;

Abolghasem Sajadi-Tabassi ;

Jebraiel Movaffagh ;

In this study, the effects of the incorporation of high molecular weight chitosan hydrogel on antibacterial, antifungal, and wound healing properties of honey were investigated.

In this study, the effects of...

09/01/2019

Wounds