clinical manifestations of sixteen children and teenagers exposed to chemical warfare in halabje are presented. 15 patients complained of burning of skin. dry coughing was present in 13 subjects. the most frequent signs were conjunctivitis, skin erythema, edema of the eyelids, hyperpigmentation, ulceration, erosion, dyspnea, closure ofthe eyes, blisters, edema of the skin, and crepitation in bo...

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is one of the mostcommon non melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), along withbasal cell carcinoma (BCC). Besides ultraviolet radiation,exposure to industrial agents, ionizing radiation, and areas ofchronic inflammation are associated with the development ofSCC. Squamous cell carcinoma may also be associated withforeign bodies. We report a rare case of cutaneous...

The dispensing closure used for containers plays an important role in protecting cosmetics from in-use microbial contamination. This hypothesis was tested by aseptically packing unpreserved shampoo and skin lotion into containers with three different closure types which provided various degrees of protection against consumer and environmental microbial insults. Shampoo was packed in containers ...

INTRODUCTION Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and vessel loop assisted closure are two common methods used to assist with the closure of fasciotomy wounds. This retrospective review compares these two methods using a primary outcome measurement of skin graft requirement. METHODS A retrospective search was performed to identify patients who underwent fasciotomy at our institution. Patien...

Background:  Few clinical trials have studied the functional and cosmetic outcomes of different closure tech- niques of surgical incisions. Skin wound and incision closure methods may influence the healing process and cos- metic outcome. The present study aims at comparing three different suture techniques of skin closure. Methods: In a clinical trial, sixty patients with anterior cruciate liga...

Mucous cysts of the interphalangeal joints are common. Several surgical techniques have been described, but none has proven to be superior. We compared three techniques that entail complete removal of the cyst together with the concomitant osteophytes. In group A wound closure was obtained by full thickness skin graft, in group B by primary closure and in group C by a local skin graft. Sixty-fo...

PURPOSE In this study, we compared the skin adhesive 2-octylcyanoacrylate to subcuticular suture for closure of pediatric inguinal hernia incisions to determine if skin adhesive improves wound cosmesis, shortens skin closure time, and lowers operative costs. METHODS We prospectively randomized 134 children undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy at our institution to have skin closure with either s...

OBJECTIVE Method of skin-subcutaneous closure after inguinal herniorrhaphy affects the operation time and immediate outcome of the wound. The study was aimed to assess the effects of a single layer closure of the skin and subcutaneous wound of inguinal herniorrhaphy, in contrast to the conventional two layer closure. METHOD DESIGN Prospective randomized controlled trials. SETTING Obafemi...