BACKGROUND: Wet dressings are a mainstay for initial management of pruritic adult dermatoses at Mayo Clinic, yet few recent reports describe their effectiveness for pruritic conditions other than atopic dermatitis in children. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of wet dressings for pruritic dermatoses. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of adult patients admitted to our inpatient dermatology service between January 1, 2004, and August 31, 2007, treated with wet dressings and topical corticosteroids. Improvement was evaluated 1 day after admission and at dismissal. RESULTS: Three hundred thirty-one patients with pruritus (54 unique diagnoses) had 391 admissions. Improvement was reported for 146 (94%) of 156 admissions at 1 day after admission and for 351 (98%) of 357 admissions at dismissal. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective nature of study. CONCLUSIONS: Wet dressings effectively alleviate recalcitrant pruritic dermatoses in adults. The lack of published reports on this treatment method suggests that wet dressings are underused.
BACKGROUND: Wet dressings are a mainstay for initial management of pruritic adult dermatoses at Mayo Clinic, yet few recent reports describe their effectiveness for pruritic conditions other than atopic dermatitis in children. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of wet dressings for pruritic dermatoses. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of adult patients admitted to our inpatient dermatology service between January 1, 2004, and August 31, 2007, treated with wet dressings and topical corticosteroids. Improvement was evaluated 1 day after admission and at dismissal. RESULTS: Three hundred thirty-one patients with pruritus (54 unique diagnoses) had 391 admissions. Improvement was reported for 146 (94%) of 156 admissions at 1 day after admission and for 351 (98%) of 357 admissions at dismissal. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective nature of study. CONCLUSIONS: Wet dressings effectively alleviate recalcitrant pruritic dermatoses in adults. The lack of published reports on this treatment method suggests that wet dressings are underused.
Authors: Danilo Augusto Teixeira; Gisele Gargantini Rezze; Maria Aparecida Silva Pinhal; Francisco Macedo Paschoal Journal: An Bras Dermatol Date: 2018 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 1.896
Authors: Beatriz Regina de Fatima Navrotski; Francielle Melina Nihi; Michael Joseph Camilleri; Felipe Bochnia Cerci Journal: An Bras Dermatol Date: 2018 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 1.896