Dermatology

Case Report

Wound Excision and Closure by Secondary Intention and Growth Factor Application in the Management of Rosacea Complicated by Giant Rhinophyma

11/09/2023

Lei Cai ;

Bin Chen ;

Li Zhang ;

Wei Qiu ;

Xiaohua Lin ;

Zhehao Shi ;

Fan Zhang ;

This report follows a case of rosacea with giant rhinophyma. The patient was treated with excision, closure by secondary intention, and growth factors and achieved complete healing with no recurrence.

This report follows a case of...

11/09/2023

Wounds

Original Research

Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane Allograft for Postoperative Wounds Following Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Retrospective Comparative Evaluation

09/14/2023

Ana Ormaza ;

Navid Ezra ;

Sadaf Moradi ;

In this retrospective study, authors assessed whether treatment with dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane was associated with improved wound healing rates following Mohs micrographic surgery.

In this retrospective study,...

09/14/2023

Wounds

Videos

Minimal Important Differences (MIDs) for Clinician-Reported Outcome Measures (ClinROMs) in Dermatology

09/09/2022

Riya Gandhi , MA;

In this interview, Dr Reinhart Speeckaert emphasizes the importance and reliability of Minimal Important Differences (MIDs) for Clinician-Reported Outcome Measures (ClinROMs) in dermatology. He also addresses the inappropriate generalization...

In this interview, Dr Reinhart...

09/09/2022

The Dermatologist

The development of an accredited Ex Vivo Burn Wound Model for pre-clinical efficacy testing of antimicrobial agents.

Whilst survival rates have improved over the past few decades due to advances in modern medicine (Rafla and Tredget, 2011), infection is still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality...

Chandan Sen , PhD;

Nandini Ghosh , PhD;

Jessica Smith , RN, MSN, BS ;

Hollie Leighton ;

Subhadip Ghatak , PhD;

Sashwati Roy , PhD;

05/26/2022

Using Standardized Testing to Delineate How Materials and Construction Impact Performance Characteristics of Support Surfaces to Enhance Objective Clinical Decision-making for Pressure Injury Prevention

Introduction: Clinicians are challenged with having objective data to choose support surfaces that will offer the most ideal clinical performance for patient populations. Support surfaces...

Kristen Thurman , PT, MPT, CWS;

05/26/2022

Alligator derived hyaluronic acid quells the inflammatory phase of wound healing through a dual interaction with the host and the microbiome

Introduction: Although several antimicrobials have been used in advanced wound care products such as silver and PHMB, toxicology and wound healing studies have shown that high levels of t...

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Mitchell Sanders , MS, PhD;

Anthony Frei , PhD;

Martha Roman , BS ;

05/26/2022

Biofilm Inactivation with the Use of an Iodine Based Wound Dressing

Wounds readily colonised by microorganisms often develop biofilms; a community of resilient microbes which can cause increased inflammation and delay the healing process. Biofilms are in...

Jagannath Padmanabhan , PhD;

Zhenan Bao , PhD;

Geoffrey C. Gurtner , MD, FACS;

Steven L. Percival , PhD;

Yuanwen Jiang , PhD;

Simiao Niu , PhD;

Kellen Chen , PhD;

Dominic Henn , MD;

05/26/2022

A Transparent Sacral Dressing to Mitigate Tissue Strain

Introduction: Pressure injuries form on load bearing surfaces on the buttocks, sacrum, and heals of immobile patients. Silicone-based multilayer dressings are available to aid in protecti...

Allyn Forsyth , PhD;

William Padula , PhD;

Martha R. Kelso , RN, HBOT;

Benjamin Cohen , PhD;

Jonathan Labovitz , DPM;

Thomas J. Chang , DPM;

Daniel J. Gibson , PhD;

David G. Armstrong , DPM, MD, PhD, MSc;

Jeffrey A. Niezgoda , MD, FACHM, MAPWCA, CHWS;

Julie De Jong ;

05/26/2022

Reducing Biofilm in the Wound Bed of Deep Dermal Wounds Using a Novel Non-Biologic Topical Liquid Agent

Chronic wounds account for significant patient morbidity and has a major economic impact on the cost of healthcare. There are many causes for wounds to stall in the inflammatory phase, th...

Steven J. Kavros , DPM, MAPWCA, FACCWS;

Steven Stavrides , PA, MD;

05/26/2022

Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation to Cleanse Lower Extremity Wounds

Introduction: Use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d*) to deliver, dwell, and remove topical wound solutions from the wound bed can assist...

Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

Krista Bauer (Montgomery) , RN, WCC, OMS;

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

Ralph J. Napolitano Jr., DPM, CWSP, FACFAS;

05/26/2022