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  2. Athlete's foot - Wikipedia

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    Plantar-type athlete's foot is more resistant to topical treatments due to the presence of thickened hyperkeratotic skin on the sole of the foot. [13] Keratolytic and humectant medications such as urea , salicylic acid ( Whitfield's ointment ), and lactic acid are useful adjunct medications and improve penetration of antifungal agents into the ...

  3. Hydrocolloid dressing - Wikipedia

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    Hydrocolloid dressings are used to treat uninfected wounds. [6] Dressings may be used, under medical supervision, even where aerobic infection is present; the infection should be treated appropriately. [citation needed] The dressing is applied to a cleaned wound. Hydrocolloid patches are sometimes used on the face for acne.

  4. Wound assessment - Wikipedia

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    Wound bed, wound edge and periwound skin should be examined before the initial treatment plan is devised. It should also be re-assessed at each visit or each dressing change. For wound bed, the following parameters are assessed: Tissue type; presence and percentage of non-viable tissue covering the wound bed; Level of exudate; Presence of infection

  5. Chronic wound - Wikipedia

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    Other treatments include implanting cultured keratinocytes into the wound to reepithelialize it and culturing and implanting fibroblasts into wounds. [ 29 ] [ 38 ] Some patients are treated with artificial skin substitutes that have fibroblasts and keratinocytes in a matrix of collagen to replicate skin and release growth factors.

  6. Ulcer (dermatology) - Wikipedia

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    Treatment is typically to avoid the ulcer getting infected, remove any excess discharge, maintain a moist wound environment, control the edema, and ease pain caused by nerve and tissue damage. Topical antibiotics are normally used to prevent the ulcer getting infected, and the wound or ulcer is usually kept clear of dead tissue through surgical ...

  7. What do spider bites look like? Know these important warning ...

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    Treatment at the hospital for a spider bite might include antivenom, antibiotics, pain medication and wound care, depending on the type of spider responsible for the bite, MedlinePlus says.

  8. Pressure ulcer - Wikipedia

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    Pressure ulcers can trigger other ailments, cause considerable suffering, and can be expensive to treat. Some complications include autonomic dysreflexia, bladder distension, bone infection, pyarthrosis, sepsis, amyloidosis, anemia, urethral fistula, gangrene and very rarely malignant transformation (Marjolin's ulcer – secondary carcinomas in chronic wounds).

  9. Lymphangitis - Wikipedia

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    Both drug and non-drug based treatment options are available to treat with lymphanginitis. The wound should be treated properly, dead tissues should be removed from the wound site, and pus drained. Applying heat to the affected lymph node using hot, moist compresses, or heating pads.