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Use of Suprathel ® Dressing in a Young Infant with TEN
Author(s) -
Pfurtscheller Klaus,
Zobel Gerfried,
Roedl Siegfried,
Trop Marija
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00766.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics
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.