title: [Treatment of acute exacerbated atopic eczema with emollient-antiseptic preparations using the "wet wrap" ("wet pajama") technique].
abstract: Six patients (3 children and 3 adults) with acute exacerbated atopic eczema were treated with basic emollients in combination with chlorhexidine-soaked dressings over a period of three days using the "wet-pyjama" technique. Improvement of eczema was documented with the severity score "Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis" (SCORAD); most pronounced changes were found for the subjective parameters itch and sleep loss. Paralleling skin improvement a reduction of Staphylococcus aureus colonisation was noted. Improvement of skin changes lasted beyond the active treatment period. Wet-wrap dressings are an effective treatment modality for atopic eczema without use of corticosteroids and can be used easily on an outpatient basis when manufactured dressings are used.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie am Biederstein, Technische Universität München.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abeck
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brockow
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mempel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fesq
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ring
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001458:Bandages; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004643:Emollients / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D017155:Wettability / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D004643:Emollients; D002710:Chlorhexidine
vernacular_title: Behandlung des akut exazerbierten atopischen Ekzems mit fett-feuchten Verbänden und topischem Chlorhexidin.