Topical hemostatic agents are utilized as adjuncts to control intraoperative bleeding when standard surgical techniques (such as suturing, ligature, cautery, or pressure) are insufficient or impractical to implement1. Intraoperative scenarios where topical hemostatic agents may serve as adjuncts include bleeding near vital organs or nerves, at needle-holes, from raw surface areas, in friable or...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Topical therapeutic approaches in localized neuropathic pain (LNP) syndromes are increasingly used by both specialists and general practitioners, with a potentially promising effect on pain reduction. In this narrative review, we describe the available compounds for topical use in LNP syndromes and address their potential efficacy according to the literature. RECENT FINDINGS...

Topical agents include anything that touches the infant's skin. The skin is crucial to the way the infant perceives and responds to the care environment and, therefore, in neurodevelopment. Psychological stress negatively affects the barrier. The full-term infant has well-developed epidermal barrier despite spending 9 months being submerged in water. Vernix caseosa is a natural topical agent th...

© 2009 The Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists for both the parents and the growing child, especially when on the face and neck, and parents are anxious to achieve early improvement rather than wait and see. Even though treatment is not warranted for small and superficial IHs, since the overall outcome may be compared with spontaneous involution in the long term, early non-aggressive t...

A 70-year-old man with malignant lymphoma was subjected to a fourth course of chemotherapy using gemcitabine and cisplatin. During the intravenous infusion of anticancer agents, pain and redness was observed at the site of insertion. The patient was subsequently treated with the strongest topical steroids and topical cooling agents. However, 2 weeks later, the affected area turned yellow, and t...

Inflammation and haemostasis are interrelated pathophysiologic processes that considerably affect each other. In this bidirectional relationship, inflammation leads to activation of the haemostatic system that in turn also considerably influences inflammatory activity. Such, the haemostatic system acts in concert with the inflammatory cascade creating an inflammation-haemostasis cycle in which ...

Onychomycosis is a fungal nail plate infection that has been increasing in prevalence. A variety of oral and topical anti-fungal agents are currently available but their use is limited by their adverse effect profile, drug-drug interactions, and limited efficacy. Therefore, there is a great need for newer anti-fungal agents. Tavaborole is one of these newer agents and was approved by the US Foo...

Psoriasis is a common, chronic, inflammatory, multi-system disease with predominantly skin and joint manifestations affecting approximately 2% of the population. In this third of 6 sections of the guidelines of care for psoriasis, we discuss the use of topical medications for the treatment of psoriasis. The majority of patients with psoriasis have limited disease (<5% body surface area involvem...

PURPOSE To assess current practice patterns for dry eye patients in South Korea and to evaluate the preference according to the ages and clinic types of physicians. METHODS Dry eye patients (n = 1,612) were enrolled in this multicenter cross-sectional, observational study. The severity level of dry eye patients was classified based on the Korean guidelines for dry eye treatment. The medical r...

Topical antibiotics, such as mupirocin and fusidic acid, are commonly used in the prevention and treatment of skin infections, particularly those caused by staphylococci. However, the widespread use of these agents is associated with increased resistance to these agents, potentially limiting their efficacy. Of particular concern is the observation that resistance to topical antibiotics is often...