Amniotic membrane grafting in patients with epidermolysis bullosa with chronic wounds

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1038-1044

  Lo, Venetia ^a   Lara Corrales, Irene ^a   Stuparich, Alejandra ^a   Pope, Elena ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

amniotic membrane; biological dressing; chronic wounds; epidermolysis bullosa

Indexed keywords

MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SULFADIAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; AMNION GRAFT; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AMNION; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77951910797     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.02.048     Document Type: Review

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