[Drug clinics. How I treat a cutaneous ulcer in outpatients].
Leg ulcers are the source of high social and economical costs in the domain of geriatric dermatology. The present review summarizes the indications of antiseptics and of sophisticated wound dressings including hydrogels, hydrocolloids, alginates, polyurethane foams and films, as well as formulations combatting the smelly aspects of ulcers.
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Service de Dermatopathologie, Université de Liège.
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D000368:Aged; D000464:Alginates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D001458:Bandages / Q000145:classification; D003102:Colloids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009812:Odorants / Q000517:prevention & control; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000464:Alginates; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D003102:Colloids; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols