Review of the use of a semisynthetic bilaminar skin substitute in dermatology and a case series report of its utility in Mohs surgery.

Biobrane is a biosynthetic wound dressing that has been widely used in burn treatment and as a skin graft donor site dressing. Our aim for this review was to establish whether Biobrane serves as a useful tool for the field of Dermatology and Dermatologic surgery. It has been frequently used in the field of Dermatology for the management of burns, erosive skin diseases, laser procedures, and surgical procedures.

Treatment of surgical scars using a 595-nm pulsed dye laser using purpuric and nonpurpuric parameters: a comparative study.

Background: Many studies have examined laser treatment of scars, but cosmetic results have been variable. Although no studies have examined the effect of purpura on scar improvement using the pulsed dye laser (PDL), many clinicians believe inducing purpura results in better and quicker improvement.

Objective: To determine whether PDL treatment of fresh surgical scars with purpura-inducing settings improves clinical appearance more than non-purpura-inducing settings or no treatment.

5% 5-Fluorouracil cream for treatment of verruca vulgaris in children.

Warts are a common pediatric skin disease. Most treatments show only modest benefit, and some are poorly tolerated because of pain. 5-fluorouracil interferes with deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid synthesis, and is used to treat genital warts in adults.

A six-factor model of cognition in schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders: relationships with clinical symptoms and functional capacity.

Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine a proposed factor structure of a comprehensive neuropsychological battery used to study patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders (n = 209). An a priori six-factor model and five nested models were evaluated successively, using maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis. In all multifactor models, the factors were significantly intercorrelated.

Termination of life support after severe child abuse: the role of a guardian ad litem.

Discontinuation of life-sustaining interventions often raises ethical concerns. In cases of severe child abuse with poor prognosis for recovery, accused parents may have a conflict of interest regarding medical decision-making for their child, because the outcome of such decisions may impact legal charges filed against them. The recently issued American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for addressing such cases recommended the appointment of a guardian ad litem for medical decision-making.