Blister fluid composition in a pediatric patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare life-threatening disease mostly related to drug ingestion. Apoptotic keratinocytes lead to separation of the epidermis from dermis and widespread blistering of the skin. This case is a pediatric patient with a seizure disorder who developed TEN after starting carbamezepine.

Hypercalcemia in patients in the burn intensive care unit.

Although patients with burns are known to develop hypocalcemia, the development of hypercalcemia has also been reported in a few patients in the burn intensive care unit. Here, the incidence of hypercalcemia in the burn unit of a single institution is reviewed. The records of all patients admitted to the burn intensive care unit over a period of 4 years of a single institution were reviewed.

Chemical scalp burns after hair highlights.

Hair highlighting using chemical solutions to alter the pigmentation of hair is a popular procedure. Given their chemical properties, these solutions also are potentially caustic to the scalp. However, the actual incidence and range of injuries is not well reported in the American literature.

Purpura fulminans in an adult patient with Haemophilus influenzae sepsis: case report and review of the literature.

Purpura fulminans is a rare complication of a coagulopathy or an infection. Haemophilus influenzae infection, which has decreased since the haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine was initiated, is an unusual initiating cause of purpura fulminans. This case is the first reported in the literature of an adult who developed purpura fulminans after Haemophilus influenzae sepsis.

Use of porcine acellular dermal matrix as a dermal substitute in rats.

Objective: To examine porcine acellular dermal matrix (ADM) as a xenogenic dermal substitute in a rat model.

Summary Background Data: Acellular dermal matrix has been used in the treatment of full-thickness skin injuries as an allogenic dermal substitute providing a stable wound base in human and animal studies.

Methods: Xenogenic and allogenic ADMs were produced by treating porcine or rat skin with Dispase and Triton X-100.