Summary
A poster describing KytoCel dressing use for chronic wounds in children with severe epidermolysis bullosa. It discusses dressing management in this specific clinical setting.
- Study type
- Case series poster
- Study size
- 10 children with severe epidermolysis bullosa (small pilot); 3 cases described in detail
Poster with no comparison group. The second author is a clinical manager at Aspen Medical.
Key findings
- The authors report improved wound healing and reduced bleeding in all 10 children.
- The dressing was easy to apply and comfortable to wear.
- Where the dressing had not fully gelled, saline irrigation allowed removal without trauma.
- Case 1 (8-year-old girl): a foot ulcer healed within 2 weeks.
- Case 2 (11-year-old boy): a wound that had not healed in 2 months healed by day 10.
- Case 3 (3-year-old girl): a wound unhealed for 25 days healed by day 19, and wound swabs showed Pseudomonas had cleared from the wound.