Author Information Christopher Gauland, DPM, FACFAS, is Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, and is a podiatrist at Eastern Carolina Foot & Ankle Specialists, Greenville, North Carolina. The author disclosed that he was a member of the speaker's bureau for Smith & Nephew; is a consultant/advisor to Biocomposites, Inc; and is a member of the...

Staphylococcus aureus is a virulent pathogen and a major causative agent of superficial and invasive skin and soft tissue infections (SSSTIs). Antibiotic resistance in S. aureus, among other bacterial pathogens, has rapidly increased, and this is placing an enormous burden on the health care sector and has serious implications for infected individuals, especially immunocompromised patients. Alt...

BACKGROUND Approximately 20% of leg ulcers remain unresponsive to the best conservative standard of care. So far, these patients could either receive conventional skin grafts or had to accept their intractable wound. Skin substitutes from cell culture may represent a promising alternative to heal a major part of these patients on a non-surgical, potentially more cost-effective basis. OBJECTIV...

The effects of propolis and silver sulfadiazine (SS) on the wound healing were determined using qualitative and quantitative parameters and histopathological findings. A total of 30 full thickness skin wounds, 3 from each of 10 rabbits, were created on their dorsal aspects. Of these wounds, 10 were allocated to group 1 (propolis), other 10 group 2 (SS) and other 10 control. The skin wound in th...

Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a severe genetic blistering skin condition resulting in chronic wounds. Nonhealing wounds were treated over 8 weeks using a reconstituted natural purified type I collagen skin substitute. Chronic wounds were defined as nonhealing wounds present for longer than 6 months. For each patient, two chronic wounds were identified and randomized into a contr...

background: plants and their phytochemicals have immense potential for the management of different types of wound. salvia multicaulis vahl. is an evergreen shrub species, which traditionally used as a wound healing agent. objective: the aim of the present study is to evaluate phytochemicals and wound healing activity of s. multicaulis in an excision wound model. methods: preliminary phytochemic...

BACKGROUND Skin allograft is the gold standard of wound coverage in patients with extensive burns; however, it is considered as a temporary wound coverage and rejection of the skin allograft is considered inevitable. In our study, skin allograft as a permanent coverage in deep burns is evaluated. METHODS Skin allograft survival was assessed in 38 patients from March 2009 to March 2014, retro...

Background and Objectives: A wound is an injury or rupture on the surface of skin, which is caused physically, chemically, mechanically, or by heat.   Case Report: The patient was a one-month-old infant who admitted to the hospital with seizure. After physical examination, it was revealed that the left thigh had an extensive skin necrosis due to burn. After the debridement of the lesion, due ...

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most causative organisms in the skin wound infections. Development of resistant S. aureus to current treatments in individuals with low immunity is a global concern. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of herbal formulation against skin wound infection. METHODS The efficacy of herbal formulation containing Oliveria decumbens and Pe...