Wound Management News

Study findings suggest that patients being treated for Buruli ulcer benefit from delaying the decision of whether to undergo excision surgery, once the main treatment option for the often debilitating neglected tropical disease, researchers said.

A 15-mg/kg dose of AmBisome given over 15 days in five biweekly infusions was safe and effective against post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, or PKDL, a condition in which Leishmania parasites persist despite successful visceral leishmaniasis treatment, according to researchers.

Using an ostomy skin barrier infused with ceramide resulted in lower costs and improved satisfaction for patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Wound, Continence and Ostomy Nursing.

SAN DIEGO — Complaints of upper respiratory, gastrointestinal and skin disease symptoms accounted for the majority of clinical visits by United States military personnel during their response to the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, according to researchers.

A recent case series elucidated several clinical factors and treatment options for erosive pustular disorder.

Recent 12-month data from a phase 2b trial demonstrated that Genocea Biosciences’ lead GEN-003 vaccine regimen reduced the median rate of genital lesions by nearly 50% compared with placebo among patients with herpes simplex virus-2.

Study results reporting that nail findings distinguished patients with psoriatic arthritis from those with psoriasis without arthritis was among the top read articles in July on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Paratek Pharmaceuticals recently announced that its investigational antibiotic omadacycline — a once-daily, oral treatment for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, or ABSSSIs — met all primary and secondary endpoints specified by the FDA and European Medicines Agency in a recent phase 3 study that compared the safety and efficacy of the drug with twice-daily Zyvox.

Bullous pemphigoid demonstrated some association with hematologic malignancy despite showing no association with overall malignancy.

Another study has shown the clinical benefit of adding antibiotic therapy to incision and drainage treatment for uncomplicated skin abscesses.