[The main types of skin allergies].

Incidence of skin allergies is increasing today. Often provoked by environmental factors, to which skin is highly-sensitive, as an interface, they may also express internal processes that are inherent to an individual. We will focus here on three of them: eczema, atopic dermatitis and urticaria.

[Dermatoses, multiple conditions with various causes].

Frequent or rare, minor or serious, numerous skin conditions exist. Allergic, inflammatory, infectious or bullous, dermatoses may also reveal underlying pathologies.

The Role of a Silver Releasing Lipido-colloid Contact Layer in Venous Leg Ulcers Presenting Inflammatory Signs Suggesting Heavy Bacterial Colonization: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study.

Unlabelled: Objective. Clinical interest of silver in the management of chronic wounds is not fully established. The main objective of this clinical study was to assess the ability of a new silver releasing lipido-colloid contact layer to promote the healing process of venous leg ulcers (VLU) presenting inflammatory signs suggesting a heavy bacteria colonization and then a delayed healing, in comparison to the same wound dressing not impregnated with silver salts.

Dressings for acute and chronic wounds: a systematic review.

Objective: To critically review the literature on the efficacy of modern dressings in healing chronic and acute wounds by secondary intention.

Data Sources: Search of 3 databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Register) from January 1990 to June 2006, completed by manual research, for articles in English and in French.

Study Selection: The end points for selecting studies were the rate of complete healing, time to complete healing, rate of change in wound area, and general performance criteria (eg, pain, ease of use, avoidance of wound trauma on dressing removal, ability to absorb and contain exudates).