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Volume I3 Number 4 October, 1985 Evaluation of povidone-iodine gel occlusive dressing 659 exposure and occlusion on experimental human skin wounds. Nature (London) 200:377-378, 1963. 3. Rovee DT, Kurowsky CA, Labun J, Downes AM: Effect of local wound environment on epidermal healing, in Maibach HI, Rovee DT, editors: Epidermal wound heal- ing. Chicago, 1972, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc., chap. 8, pp. 159-179. 4. Eaglstein WH, Mertz PM: New method for assessing epidermal wound healing: The effects of triamcinalone acetonide and polyethylene film occlusion. J Invest Der- matoI71:382-384, 1978. 5. Winter GD: Epidermal regeneration studied in the do- mestic pig, in Maibach HI, Rovee DT, editors: Epidermal wound healing. Chicago, 1972, Year Book Medical Pub- lishers Inc., chap. 6, p. 85. 6. Linsky CB, Rovee DT, Dow T: Effects of dressings on wound inflammation and scar tissue, in Dineen P, Hil- dick-Smith G, editors: The surgical wound, Philadelphia, 1981, Lea & Febiger, chap. 16, pp. 191·205. 7. Alvarez OM, Mertz PM, Eaglstein WH: Effect of oc- clusive dressing on collagen synthesis and reepitheliali- zation in superficial wounds. J Surg Res 35: 142-148, 1983. 8. Mertz PM, Eaglstein WH: Effect of skin occlusive dress- ings on the microbial population in superficial wounds. Arch Surg 119:287-289, 1984. 9. Mandy SH: A new primary wound dressing made of polyethylene oxide gel. J 'Dermatol Surg Oneol 9:153- 155, 1983. 10. Tromovitch TA, G10gau RG, Stegman SJ: The Shaw scalpel. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 9:316-318, 1983. 11. Siegel S: Non-parametric statistics. New York, 1956, McGraw-HilI Book Co., pp. 116-127. 12. Bradley JV: Distribution-free statistical tests, Engle- wood Cliffs, NJ, 1968, Prentice-Hall Inc., pp. 195-203. 13. Mertz PM, Alvarez OM, Smerbeck RV, Eaglstein WH: A new in vivo model for the evaluation of topical anti- septics on superficial wounds. The effect of 70% alcohol and povidone-iodine solution. Arch Dermatol 120:58- 62,1984. ABSTRACTS Beh(fet's disease and close contact with pigs Larsson H, Bengtsson-Stigmar E: Acta Med Scand 216:541-543, 1984 Do pigs have something to do with Behc;et's disease'! Some features of the disease do suggest an infection. Six cases are presented here; readers may wish to search for more cases and more facts. P. C. A. Merkel cell tumor of the skin. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies Yoshida Y, Takei T, Hattori A, et al: Acta Patho! Jpn 34:1433-1440,1984 Merkel cell tumors are being reported one by one. The key words are: "round cell, scanty cytoplasm," and the im- portant "dense-core granule." These cells have desmosomes, keratin-proteins, and some abnormalities of intermediate-size filaments. The S-lOO protein test is often negative, also sug- gesting that the Merkel cell is a variant of the keratinocyte. P. C. A. Anti-dsDNA antibodies in sera of patients without systemic lupus erythematosus Wollina U: Al1ergy Immuno! (Leipz) 30:222-224, 1984 Antibodies to double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) may occur and increase to disturbing levels in persons without any clinical disorder to explain this abnormality. About 160 cases are discussed. P. C. A. Sweet's syndrome and pyoderma gangrenosum associated with ulcerative colitis Benton Ee, Rutherford D, Hunter JA: Acta Derm Venereo! (Stockh) 65:77-80, 1985 This woman developed acute febrile neutrophilic derma- tosis 3 months after surgery, and in association with pyoderma grangrenosum. P. C.A. Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia associated with morphea and lichen scIerosus et atrophicus Mensing H, Schmidt KU: Acta Derm Venereal (Stockh) 65:80-83, 1985 Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia does not seem to be a discrete disease, but mixes in with many, as in these reports. P. C. A. HLA-DR-antigen bearing keratinocytes in various dermatologic disorders Smolle J: Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 65:9-13, 1985 From the University of Graz comes this report of finding the HLA-DR antigen on epidermal cells in a confusing variety of diseases. The antigen in normal epidermis is found on the Langerhans cell and the acrosyringeal cells, only. P. C. A.
Transcript of Abstracts
Volume I3Number 4October, 1985
Evaluation ofpovidone-iodine gel occlusive dressing 659
exposure and occlusion on experimental human skinwounds. Nature (London) 200:377-378, 1963.
3. Rovee DT, Kurowsky CA, Labun J, Downes AM: Effectof local wound environment on epidermal healing, inMaibach HI, Rovee DT, editors: Epidermal wound healing. Chicago, 1972, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc.,chap. 8, pp. 159-179.
4. Eaglstein WH, Mertz PM: New method for assessingepidermal wound healing: The effects of triamcinaloneacetonide and polyethylene film occlusion. J Invest DermatoI71:382-384, 1978.
5. Winter GD: Epidermal regeneration studied in the domestic pig, in Maibach HI, Rovee DT, editors: Epidermalwound healing. Chicago, 1972, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc., chap. 6, p. 85.
6. Linsky CB, Rovee DT, Dow T: Effects of dressings onwound inflammation and scar tissue, in Dineen P, Hildick-Smith G, editors: The surgical wound, Philadelphia,1981, Lea & Febiger, chap. 16, pp. 191·205.
7. Alvarez OM, Mertz PM, Eaglstein WH: Effect of oc-
clusive dressing on collagen synthesis and reepithelialization in superficial wounds. J Surg Res 35: 142-148,1983.
8. Mertz PM, Eaglstein WH: Effect of skin occlusive dressings on the microbial population in superficial wounds.Arch Surg 119:287-289, 1984.
9. Mandy SH: A new primary wound dressing made ofpolyethylene oxide gel. J 'Dermatol Surg Oneol 9: 153155, 1983.
10. Tromovitch TA, G10gau RG, Stegman SJ: The Shawscalpel. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 9:316-318, 1983.
11. Siegel S: Non-parametric statistics. New York, 1956,McGraw-HilI Book Co., pp. 116-127.
12. Bradley JV: Distribution-free statistical tests, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1968, Prentice-Hall Inc., pp. 195-203.
13. Mertz PM, Alvarez OM, Smerbeck RV, Eaglstein WH:A new in vivo model for the evaluation of topical antiseptics on superficial wounds. The effect of 70% alcoholand povidone-iodine solution. Arch Dermatol 120:5862,1984.
ABSTRACTS
Beh(fet's disease and close contact with pigs
Larsson H, Bengtsson-Stigmar E: Acta Med Scand216:541-543, 1984
Do pigs have something to do with Behc;et's disease'! Somefeatures of the disease do suggest an infection. Six cases arepresented here; readers may wish to search for more casesand more facts.
P. C. A.
Merkel cell tumor of the skin. Ultrastructural andimmunohistochemical studies
Yoshida Y, Takei T, Hattori A, et al: Acta Patho! Jpn34:1433-1440,1984
Merkel cell tumors are being reported one by one. Thekey words are: "round cell, scanty cytoplasm," and the important "dense-core granule." These cells have desmosomes,keratin-proteins, and some abnormalities of intermediate-sizefilaments. The S-lOO protein test is often negative, also suggesting that the Merkel cell is a variant of the keratinocyte.
P. C. A.
Anti-dsDNA antibodies in sera of patients withoutsystemic lupus erythematosus
Wollina U: Al1ergy Immuno! (Leipz) 30:222-224,1984
Antibodies to double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) may occur and increase to disturbing levels in personswithout any clinical disorder to explain this abnormality.About 160 cases are discussed.
P. C. A.
Sweet's syndrome and pyoderma gangrenosumassociated with ulcerative colitis
Benton Ee, Rutherford D, Hunter JA: Acta DermVenereo! (Stockh) 65:77-80, 1985
This woman developed acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 3 months after surgery, and in association with pyodermagrangrenosum.
P. C.A.
Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia associated withmorphea and lichen scIerosus et atrophicus
Mensing H, Schmidt KU: Acta Derm Venereal(Stockh) 65:80-83, 1985
Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia does not seem to be adiscrete disease, but mixes in with many, as in these reports.
P. C. A.
HLA-DR-antigen bearing keratinocytes in variousdermatologic disorders
Smolle J: Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 65:9-13,1985
From the University of Graz comes this report of findingthe HLA-DR antigen on epidermal cells in a confusing varietyof diseases. The antigen in normal epidermis is found on theLangerhans cell and the acrosyringeal cells, only.
P. C. A.
