The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation
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J Burn Care Rehabil · May 1990
Case ReportsBiobrane wound dressing used in the treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis results in skin sloughing that resembles a partial-thickness thermal injury. If the exposed dermis can be protected from infection and desiccation, regeneration can occur from the skin appendages. ⋯ We report a case of a 12-year-old boy with toxic epidermal necrolysis, whose skin lesions were dressed with Biobrane temporary wound dressing. The Biobrane dressings prevented infection, decreased wound pain, and allowed uncomplicated healing in this patient.