title: The healing of wounds in the skin of piglets treated with benzoyl peroxide.
abstract: Clinical and microscopic changes in the healing of dermal wounds in the skin of piglets that were treated with a 20% benzoyl peroxide lotion were compared with untreated wounds in the same animal. The wounds treated with benzoyl peroxide showed more rapid healing clinically, and a very pronounced foreign-body giant-cell infiltrate and very vascular granulation tissue microscopically. It may be that benzoyl peroxide promotes wound healing by attracting macrophages and histiocytes into the wound.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D010545:Peroxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D013552:Swine; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010545:Peroxides; D001585:Benzoyl Peroxide