[The effect of chitin powder on the healing of skin wounds].

Locally administered chitin powder has influences favourably the healing of the circular, open skin wounds on the dorsum. The tensil strength of the 7 days' incised skin wounds on the dorsum has increased under the effect of chitin powder suspension administered 3 days before the incision. The total hydroxyproline content was not influenced significantly by the chitin powder either in the case of circular open skin wounds or of incised dorsal skin wounds.