BACKGROND Burn wound infections carry considerable mortality and morbidity amongst burn injury victims who have been successfully rescued through the initial resuscitation. This study assessed the prevalent microrganisms causing burn wound infections among hospitalized patients their susceptibility pattern to commonly used antibiotics and the frequency of infections with respect to the duratio...

Deep burns are characterized by the presence of a necrotic eschar that delays healing and results in local systemic inflammatory response following secondary intention: heavy scarring. Early surgical debridement followed grafting was major advance deep burn care is now standard care, reducing mortality hypertrophic Eschars have alternatively been managed non-surgical, autolytic debridement, whi...

Peyronie's disease (PD) is a benign fibrotic condition of the penile tunica albuginea. PD can be associated with penile pain, curvature, shortening, and erectile dysfunction (ED). The predominant and most bothersome symptom in affected patients is penile curvature, which can lead to inability to have sexual intercourse. In such cases, surgical correction of the curvature may be required. Plicat...

aneurysmal bone cyst (abc) is blood filled expansile cystic lesion that most commonly occurs in patients during the second decade of their lives. traditionally it has been described as a benign lesion but can be locally aggressive and result in the destruction of the involved bone. treatment methods include surgical excision and curettage with or without bone grafting. we report a proximal femu...

Carbuncles are debilitating skin infections commonly seen in diabetic patients. Excision of these infective lesions leads to large defects that require prolonged hospital stay and repeated dressings with ensuing pain and bleeding. This study is an attempt to cover the wounds resulting from excision of carbuncle with primary skin grafting so as to decrease the hospital stay and frequency of dres...

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign, tumor-like, highly vascular, locally aggressive, and relatively rare osteolytic lesion of unknown etiology [1]. Treatment options for aneurysmal bone cysts are simple curettage with or without bone grafting, complete excision, embolization, radiation therapy, or a combination of these modalities [2,3]. Radical surgical excision should be the goal of surge...

backgrond burn wound infections carry considerable mortality and morbidity amongst burn injury victims who have been successfully rescued through the initial resuscitation. this study assessed the prevalent microrganisms causing burn wound infections among hospitalized patients their susceptibility pattern to commonly used antibiotics and the frequency of infections with respect to the duration...

squamous cell carcinoma (scc) is the second most common type of skin cancer with potential risks for metastasis and recurrence if left untreated or incompletely excised. this case series study was designed to determine the frequency of incompletely excised sccs and the related risk factors. a total of 273 sccs (253 patients) excised in razi dermatology hospital of tehran from 2006-2008, were ev...

A variety of revision treatments available for managing different types scars, including laser therapy, chemical peeling, cryotherapy, dermabrasion, soft tissue augmentation, intralesional steroid injection, and surgical excision. Rhytides, dyschromias, specific kinds scars are among the epidermal dermal lesions that successfully treated using erbium YAG lasers. In this study, use Erbium to tre...