Wound Management News

Based on a variant’s impact on type VII collagen protein function, patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa can be categorized into clinically meaningful subgroups to better guide disease management, according to a study.

Over-the-counter healing ointment was safe and effective for treating dry, itchy skin and surgical wounds from dermatologic procedures, according to a study.

Nuance Medical has acquired Biocorneum, a silicone gel scar treatment brand, the company announced in a press release.

Healio has compiled April’s most-read news in dermatology.

According to published results, prophylactic intraoperative incisional wound irrigation with an antiseptic solution was associated with reduced surgical site infections compared with use of either an antibiotic solution or no irrigation.

The use of thermal imaging and the ALT-70 prediction model were helpful in differentiating cellulitis from pseudocellulitis, reducing misdiagnosis, according to a study.

In this video, Michael A. Mont, MD, FAAOS, discussed a recent consensus on wound and dressing management and how it can reduce variability, advance standardization and improve outcomes for patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

Healio has compiled March’s most-read news in dermatology.

Chronic graft-versus-host disease was associated with clinically meaningful quality of life impairment and symptom burden, making patient-reported outcomes an important prognostic marker, according to a study.

The FDA’s broad indication for the use of beremagene geperpavec therapy for the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa may have large financial implications for payers, according to a study.