Bleomycin-induced flagellate dermatitis.

A 62-year-old man with testis carcinoma was treated with bleomycin, cisplatin, and etoposide (BEP). During the second cycle of this chemotherapeutic regimen, he developed nonpruritic, linear erythematous lesions in a flagellate-like fashion on the trunk and extremities. After a short-term oral prednisone therapy and ceasing bleomycin administration, these lesions completely resolved.

State-of-the-art treatment of chronic leg ulcers: A randomized controlled trial comparing vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.C.) with modern wound dressings.

Background: Current treatment modalities for chronic leg ulcers are time consuming, expensive, and only moderately successful. Recent data suggest that creating a subatmospheric pressure by vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.