Estudio Estudio Sobre la Aplicación de Quitosano para la Cura de Lesiones y Heridas de la Piel

En la presente investigación, se evaluó el quitosano aplicado en la piel. Se estudiaron sus bondades terapéuticas cicatrizantes en pacientes con lesiones y ulceraciones en la piel, agudas y crónicas, en un hospital público de la localidad de Puerto Cabello- Estado Carabobo, Venezuela. Se hizo una evaluación continúa tomando en cuenta la gravedad de las lesiones. Se utilizó un material en presentación de apósito (composición acetato de D-glucosamina al 1%) y gel tópico, aplicado a una población de nueve pacientes para evaluar su porcentaje en efectividad, en un número de semanas, de acuerdo a patologías médicas variadas. También se estudió el quitosano (gel, apósito) frente a semanas de tratamiento, llegando a la resolución de las lesiones a un 98.9%, en una duración de 2 a 5 semanas, con 100% de cura de tejido cicatricial y un 98% de resolución completa, aplicando 60% de gel de quitosano y 40% quitosano en apósito. Palabra clave: Quitosano, Lesiones, Heridas de Piel. Abstract In the present investigation, the chitosan applied to the skin was evaluated. Its therapeutic benefits were studied in patients with acute and chronic skin lesions, in a public hospital in the town of Puerto Cabello- Carabobo State, Venezuela. A continuous evaluation was made taking into account the severity of the lesions, a dressing presentation material (1% D-glucosamine acetate composition) and topical gel were used. It was applied to a population of nine (9) patients to evaluate their percentage (%) of effectiveness, in several weeks, according to various medical pathologies, chitosan (gel, dressing) was also studied, compared to weeks of treatment, resolving the lesions 98.9%, in duration from 2 to 5 weeks, with 100% healing of scar tissue and 98% complete resolution, applying 60% chitosan gel and 40% chitosan in dressing. Keywords: Chitosan, Skin Lesions, and Wounds.

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Chronic Skin Lesions in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects

Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets ◽

10.2174/1871526518666180411095823 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eleonora Margherita Chisari ◽

Borzi Antonio Maria ◽

Luca Salvatore ◽

Chisari Giuseppe ◽

Chisari Clara Grazia

Keyword(s):

Skin Lesions ◽

Chronic Skin ◽

Type 2 Diabetic

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Norwegian or Crusted Sarcoptic Mange in Two Leishmanial Dogs

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association ◽

10.5326/jaaha-ms-6445 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 53 (6) ◽

pp. 326-330

Author(s):

Flora Kaltsogianni ◽

Rania Farmaki ◽

Alexander F. Koutinas

Keyword(s):

Complete Resolution ◽

Nutritional Support ◽

Antibody Test ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

The Body ◽

End Stage Kidney Disease ◽

Rare Type ◽

End Stage ◽

Crusted Scabies ◽

Immunofluorescent Antibody Test

ABSTRACT Norwegian or crusted scabies (N/CS) is a rare skin disease with very few cases reported in the dog or the cat. Two adult, stray dogs were admitted in our clinic with a generalized, multifocal to diffuse and nonpruritic dermatitis that was characterized by severe crusting, scaling, and ulceration. In both instances, leishmaniosis and N/CS were diagnosed by immunofluorescent antibody test serology, lymph node cytology, and skin scrapings in which high numbers of Sarcoptes mites were found. The combination of miticidal and antileishmanial treatment, supported by topical treatment and nutritional support, resulted in the complete resolution of the skin lesions and spectacular improvement of the body condition in both cases. Dog 1 eventually died from end-stage kidney disease attributed to leishmaniosis-associated glomerulonephritis, whereas the also proteinuric dog 2 remains clinically healthy. The manifestation of the rare type of N/CS in these dogs could be attributed to cell-mediated immunosuppression, which was most likely induced by leishmaniosis and malnutrition. The necessity of searching for leishmaniosis in those scabietic cases, especially in the endemic areas of leishmaniosis, is strongly recommended.

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Implantação da Comissão de Prevenção e Tratamento de Lesões na Pele em um Hospital Público

Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme ◽

10.31011/reaid-2018-v.86-n.24-art.95 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 86 (24) ◽

Author(s):

Roberta Carozo Torres ◽

Sacha Jamille de Oliveira ◽

Ana Cristina Freire Abud ◽

Rita Maria Viana Rego

Keyword(s):

Patient Safety ◽

Nursing Care ◽

Public Hospital ◽

Wounds And Injuries ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Care Patient ◽

Skin Injuries ◽

Individualized Care ◽

Prevention And Treatment

O cuidado aos indivíduos com lesões na pele é um desafio multiprofissional, porém com maiorresponsabilidade para a equipe de enfermagem, por ter a responsabilidade da execução dos curativos. Esteestudo objetivou relatar a experiência de implantação da Comissão de Prevenção e Tratamento de Lesões naPele (CPTLP) em um hospital público do estado de Sergipe. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, do tipo relato deexperiência, realizado a partir da vivência profissional na CPTLP de um hospital público de Sergipe. Com ointuito de sistematizar a assistência aos portadores de feridas e aqueles com risco de desenvolvê-las, a equipeda CPTLP foi criada e organizada com a finalidade de prevenir e tratar lesões na pele dos pacientes internados.A CPTLP tem o enfermeiro como profissional de referência para esses cuidados tendo em vista o protagonismodesse profissional nesse cenário. Assim, a equipe da CPTLP tem conseguido minimizar o surgimento de lesõescomplexas, além de tratar de forma efetiva as existentes através do atendimento individualizado e educaçãodas equipes assistenciais.Palavras-chave: Ferimentos e lesões; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Segurança do Paciente. AbstractCare for individuals with skin lesions is a multiprofessional challenge, but with greater responsibility for thenursing team, for having responsibility for the dressings execution. This study aimed to report the experienceof the Commission for the Prevention and Treatment of Skin Injuries (CPTLP) implementation in a publichospital in the state of Sergipe. This is a descriptive study, of the experience report type, carried out from theprofessional experience in the CPTLP of a public hospital in Sergipe. To systematize assistance to woundpatients and those at risk of developing them, the CPTLP team was created and organized to prevent and treatinjuries to the patients' skin. The CPTLP has the nurse as a reference professional for such care in view of thisprofessional role in this scenario. Thus, the CPTLP team has managed to minimize the complex lesionsoccurrence, in addition to effectively treating existing ones through the individualized care and the care teams’education.Keywords: Wounds and Injuries; Nursing Care; Patient Safety.

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Streptococcus pyogenes cluster in a care home in England April to June 2010

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/ese.16.47.20021-en ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (47) ◽

Author(s):

L M Milne ◽

T Lamagni ◽

A Efstratiou ◽

C Foley ◽

J Gilman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hand Hygiene ◽

Infection Control ◽

Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽

Care Home ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

First Case ◽

Chronic Skin ◽

And Training ◽

Culture Negative

Two fatal cases of Streptococcus pyogenes emm st22.6 bacteraemia occurred in a care home in England during April and June 2010, initiating a cluster investigation. The first case had left the home 13 days before the second case took up residence. We sought further cases and carriers. We swabbed throat and chronic skin lesions from residents and staff and examined these specimens for the presence of S. pyogenes. 61 specimens were taken from 18 of 19 residents and 39 of 39 staff. All results from swabbing were culture negative. We observed infection control practices and the environment at the care home for deficiencies. Issues were identified relating to the correct use of personal protective equipment, hand hygiene, clinical waste and laundry. Infection control practices were improved and training given. Infection control practices and the environment at a care home should be examined as part of the investigation of a S. pyogenes cluster. Screening for carriage of S. pyogenes should be done before antibiotic chemoprophylaxis is issued to care home residents and staff.

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Quantitative analysis of bikunin-laden mast cells in follicular eruptions and chronic skin lesions of atopic dermatitis

Archives of Dermatological Research ◽

10.1007/s00403-002-0336-9 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 294 (9) ◽

pp. 387-392 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Rieko Isogai ◽

Akiko Matsukura ◽

Yoshinori Aragane ◽

Akira Maeda ◽

Masaharu Matsukura ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Atopic Dermatitis ◽

Quantitative Analysis ◽

Mast Cells ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Chronic Skin

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Chronic Fistulas of Thigh Presenting Unusually in an Operated Patient of Carcinoma Rectum. More Than What Meets the Eye!

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds ◽

10.1177/15347346211065526 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 153473462110655

Author(s):

Zulqarnain Masoodi ◽

Johannes Steinbacher ◽

Peter Wimberger ◽

Peter Tadeusz Panhofer ◽

Chieh-Han John Tzou

Keyword(s):

Unusual Case ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Late Presentation ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Time Span ◽

End Colostomy ◽

Chronic Skin ◽

Carcinoma Rectum ◽

The Right

Chronic skin lesions of the thigh (wounds, fistulas etc) are relatively uncommon, vis-à-vis, their notorious cousins over the distal limb. Even when present, the cause is usually obvious, mostly as trauma or a systemic affliction. We present an unusual case of chronic fistulas over the right thigh in a patient of carcinoma rectum for which anterior resection and an end colostomy was done 4 years earlier. Postsurgical pelvic abscesses finding their way into the thigh are a known entity, but they are usually accompanied by systemic/local features and their presentation is within a shorter time span. The novelty of our case lies in its manifestation (as a cluster of chronic fistulas and not a frank abscess), its late presentation as well as in the absence of any systemic/local inflammatory signs. Our primary objective is to educate wound physicians about the origin of such fistulas whenever they deal with patients who have had a preceding surgical intervention of the abdomen. In our humble opinion, this will ease out many diagnostic and management dilemmas, that such patients can potentially pose.

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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: A pediatric dermatology case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports ◽

10.1177/2050313x17750890 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 2050313X1775089 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Girish Gulab Meshram ◽

Neeraj Kaur ◽

Kanwaljeet Singh Hura

Keyword(s):

Complete Resolution ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Clinical Suspicion ◽

The Body ◽

Intravenous Fluids ◽

Effective Management ◽

Pediatric Dermatology ◽

Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ◽

High Clinical Suspicion ◽

Hygiene Measures

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is a condition which predominantly affects children and causes a spectrum of skin lesions. We present a case of a 2-month-old infant with complaints of fever and fragile blisters over the body. The mucosal areas were spared. The diagnosis of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome was reached on clinical grounds and culture report. The patient responded well to the treatment, which included an antibiotic (cloxacillin), an analgesic (paracetamol), and hydration with intravenous fluids. He was discharged after 8 days, with almost complete resolution of his skin lesions. Having a high clinical suspicion for staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, early diagnosis/treatment, and following robust hygiene measures are imperative for the effective management of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. More efforts are needed to develop novel therapies for staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.

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Chromoblastomycosis in two giant ditch frogs also known as mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax)

Veterinary Record Case Reports ◽

10.1136/vetreccr-2018-000691 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. e000691

Author(s):

Martina Croci ◽

Stefanie Klausmann ◽

Jean-Michel Hatt ◽

Sarah Schmitt ◽

Monika Hilbe

Keyword(s):

Sudden Death ◽

Skin Disease ◽

Fungal Pathogen ◽

Systemic Disease ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Post Mortem ◽

Human Beings ◽

Skeletal Musculature ◽

Chronic Skin ◽

Chronic Skin Disease

Because of sudden death of several frogs following the renewal of a terrarium, two giant ditch frogs (Leptodactylus fallax) were submitted for post-mortem examination. The animals displayed extensive erythematous to ulcerative skin lesions as well as multiple granulomas in the liver, kidney and skeletal musculature. In skin lesions as well as in the brownish granulomas, pigmented fungal sclerotic bodies were found in addition to pigmented hyphal structures, though less common. The fungal pathogen, although not further classified in this study was identified as the etiological agent for chromoblastomycosis (synonym: chromomycosis), a leading cause of fatal systemic disease in poikilothermic animals. It is also a cause of chronic skin disease in human beings and therefore a potential zoonotic agent.

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Cutaneous Manifestations of Toxoplasmosis: a Case Report

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venerology ◽

10.2478/sjdv-2014-0010 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 113-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sonya Marina ◽

Valja Broshtilova ◽

Ivo Botev ◽

Dimitrina Guleva ◽

Maria Hadzhiivancheva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Case Report ◽

Toxoplasma Gondii ◽

Complete Resolution ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

The Body ◽

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay ◽

Cutaneous Manifestations ◽

Blood Eosinophilia ◽

The World

Abstract Although toxoplasmosis is one of the most widely spread infections in the world, types that involve the skin are extremely rare. However, skin lesions are not specific; moreover, they are quite diverse, which makes the diagnosis of cutaneous toxoplasmosis rather difficult. Thus, differential diagnosis should include a number of other diseases. We present a case of a 43-year-old immunocompetent man with multiple livid erythematous papules and nodules with yellowish discharge that involved the skin of the body and the extremities. By using electro-chemiluminescence immunoassay, immunoglobulin G antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were detected in the serum, confirming the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. The treatment with pyrimethamine and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole led to complete resolution of skin lesions. In conclusion, although rare in the dermatological practice, cutaneous toxoplasmosis should be considered in all patients presenting with lymphadenopathy, non-specific skin eruptions, especially nodular and colliquative, blood eosinophilia and histological findigs revealing abundant eosinophilic inflitrations.

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