[Use of sterile petrolatum for extravasation injury in a premature infant].
The skin of premature infants is an ineffective barrier. The stratum corneum is thinner than that found in full-term infants. We report on a premature patient with extravasation injury from sodium bicarbonate. Daily treatment with sterile petrolatum resulted in restitutio ad integrum.
Grabois
Florencia S
FS
Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario CEMIC, Ciudad de Buenos Aires. florgrabois@gmail.com
Voievdca
Tomás
T
Aqcuavita
Adriana
A
Kizlansky
Viviana
V
Saint Genez
Daniel
D
Vidaurreta
Santiago
S
D004643:Emollients / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010577:Petrolatum / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
D004643:Emollients; D010577:Petrolatum