An outcome analysis and long-term viability of cryopreserved cultured epidermal allografts: assessment of the conservation of transplantable human skin allografts.

Purpose: To assess the viability of cultured epithelium and preserved by freezing for periods varying from one month to one year.

Methods: Samples of cultured epithelium were incubated in cryoprotectant medium (Group A), packed in aluminum envelopes and packed in polystyrene boxes. The boxes were subjected to a temperature of-70 ºC.

A case of envenoming by Portuguese man-of-war from the Brazilian coast.

This is an individual case report on envenoming caused by the cnidarian Portuguese man-of-war. The reported local reactions and the clinical symptoms are similar to those already known for Portuguese man-of-war envenoming. As far as we know it is the first clinical case documented for the Brazilian shores.

Composite grafts of autogenic cultured epidermis and glycerol-preserved allogeneic dermis for definitive coverage of full thickness burn wounds: case reports.

In patients with extensive deep burns and scarce donor sites autogenic cultured epithelial grafts (auto-CEG) have become a real alternative. In deep burns the 'take' rate of auto-CEG applied directly on subcutaneous fat, fascia or muscle is unreliable and frequently disappointing. The auto-CEG seems to need a dermal base.

[Treatment of cutaneous losses of the heel with lateral calcaneus artery flap].

The lateral calcaneal artery flap is an axial flap which comprises also the saphenous vein and the sural nerve. Its use has been reported for coverage of skin loss of the malleolus and calcaneal area. The donor area should be closed by a split thickness skin graft.