Wound Management News

Researchers have reported an association between skin trauma and the development of morphea lesions at the site of antecedent injury, suggesting that that elective procedures and excessive skin trauma or friction should potentially be avoided in these patients.

Ionic liquids may be an effective resource in combating bacterial skin infections protected by biofilm, according to recent study data published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Saliva could be a source of transmission for varicella zoster virus in ambulatory adult patients with localized herpes zoster, according to data from a study poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalled nine lots of daptomycin for injection because of foreign particulate matter found in reconstituted vials, according to a press release from the manufacturer.

The FDA approved the antibacterial agent oritavancin, making it the third antibiotic approved in 2014 to treat skin infections, according to an agency press release.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that some health care providers have used an intranasal splint from Enhancement Medical as a dermal filler — an indication for which the product has not been FDA-approved.

In a historical, prospective study, researchers found a significant risk of opportunistic infections during the first year after pemphigus diagnosis, more so in older patients, and possibly also in diabetic patients.

Limb-salvage procedures in patients with multiple limb injuries had similar outcomes compared with single-limb-injured patients despite a significantly higher injury severity score, according to study results.

Treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis with one dose of etanercept helped patients reach complete reepithelialization, indicating that targeting tumor necrosis factor-alpha may be an effective control for the syndrome.

Systemic therapy with liposomal amphotericin B resulted in a considerably shorter duration of Leishmania tropica in children than treatment with pentavalent antimony, according to study findings.