Huang Shu-Hung, Wu Sheng-Hua, Sun I-Feng, Lee Su-Shin, Lai Cheng-Sheng, Lin Sin-Daw, Lin Tsai-Ming
Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Burns. 2008 Feb;34(1):63-6. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.12.008. Epub 2007 Jul 6.
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is life-threatening dermatological disease characterized by extensive destruction of the epidermis is associated with a 25-60% mortality rate in adults. We presented one patient with TEN with 86% skin slough treated successfully using AQUACEL Ag exclusively. All of the wounds were healed completely 8 days after onset of TEN. AQUACEL Ag is an efficient and cost-effective adjunct in the treatment of TEN.