Abstract |
Two occlusive dressings--one zinc oxide medicated ( Mezinc) and one hydrocolloid ( Duoderm)--were compared in a prospective, randomized trial over a period of 8 weeks to determine their healing ability and effect on pain for venous and arterial leg ulcers. All patients were patch-tested before the study and colophony allergy was an exclusion criterion. Of the 43 outpatients included, 31 completed the trial and 6 patients randomized to each treatment group were withdrawn. The initial ulcer areas decreased after 8 weeks of treatment with Mezinc by 64% and by 48% after treatment with Duoderm. Ulcer pain was relieved in 50% of the patients--with a similar analgesic effect for the two dressings. Mezinc treatment was discontinued in 2 cases due to sensitization to colophony (one ingredient of Mezinc) which indicated a risk of contact allergy to colophony due to Mezinc treatment. 1103 consecutive eczema patients were patch-tested on the back with Mezinc and colophony 20% in petrolatum simultaneously. It was found that 42 (4%) of the patients showed allergic skin reactions to colophony and 19 (2%) to Mezinc. Both dressings were well tolerated by leg ulcer patients and there appeared to be no major differences in the efficacy of the two occlusive dressings.
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Authors | F Brandrup, T Menné, M S Agren, H E Strömberg, R Holst, M Frisén |
Journal | Acta dermato-venereologica
(Acta Derm Venereol)
Vol. 70
Issue 3
Pg. 231-5
( 1990)
ISSN: 0001-5555 [Print] Sweden |
PMID | 1972837
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bandages, Hydrocolloid
- Colloids
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Leg Ulcer
(drug therapy)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Occlusive Dressings
- Pain Management
- Patch Tests
- Prospective Studies
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Wound Healing
(drug effects)
- Zinc
(therapeutic use)
- Zinc Oxide
(therapeutic use)
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