Use of Suprathel dressing in a young infant with TEN.

Abstract

Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome are potentially life-threatening skin disorders. We report that a 3-month-old infant, a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis, who in addition to a standard resuscitation protocol for burns received treatment with Suprathel (PolyMedics Innovations GmbH, Filderstadt, Germany) and fatty gauze as topical wound dressings in the form of a whole body cover with complete recovery. This is the first case report of Suprathel being used successfully in a baby with toxic epidermal necrolysis.

• Authors: Klaus Pfurtscheller, Gerfried Zobel, Siegfried Roedl, Marija Trop
• Journal: Pediatric dermatology (Pediatr Dermatol) 2008 Sep-Oct Vol. 25 Issue 5 Pg. 541-3 ISSN: 1525-1470 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 18950395 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Polyesters
• poly(lactide-co-trimethylenecarbonate-co-epsilon-caprolactone)

Topics

• Bandages
• Biopsy
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Polyesters
• Skin (pathology)
• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (pathology, therapy)