Corona phlebectatica: sign of advanced chronic venous insufficiency
The responsible for my selection of this topic is the Virtual Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology, which has been held last week....
Why do we use so many alginate fibre sheets in our wound clinic?
The alginate fibre sheet is, without doubt, the most commonly used dressing in our wound clinic. We treat mainly leg ulcers, which are predominantly...
Have you heard about the “sitter´s sign?”
Most likely you don't know the name of the sign, but if you work with older people, you've probably seen the lesions it describes...
Pustular and erosive leg dermatosis: you may have seen a case without knowing it
Pustular and erosive dermatosis of the legs is a disorder that may be underdiagnosed because of lack of knowledge of its existence.. Have you...
Repositioning and not removing scabs: two unwritten rules of punch grafting
The truth is that there are few written rules about punch grafting... In fact, it is difficult to find scientific publications with the most...
Overgranulation: when the wound bed is over-activated.
Overgranulation is a problem we frequently find in our clinical practice. However, few has been published about this topic in the medical literature. The...
Leg ulcers due to heart failure?
Heart failure is the most frequent reason for hospitalization and readmission in the elderly. Although we do not usually think of it as a...
Having a wound: one more reason to stop smoking
Smoking is associated with delayed wound healing, and is a modifiable risk factor. This message has been repeated in different presentations at the 12....
Winter’s famous article and moist wound healing
We are going to analyse probably the most referenced article about wound healing, but probably also the least read.
In fact, in any scientific text...
Metalloproteinases in chronic wounds: the problem of uncontrolled destructive activity
As we commented in the post “Brief overview of wound healing”, regardless of their cause, all chronic ulcers share a common characteristic: an abnormally...