Book Title: Wound Care Nursing
Chapter 18: Dermatological Conditions
Overview:
- Describes some examples of ulcerating dermatological conditions including malignancies, necrotising soft-tissue infections, vasculitis and more
- Includes examples of peri-ulcer dermatological conditions such as gravitational eczema and allergic contact dermatitis
- Summarises typical dermatological treatments, particularly using topical corticosteroids
Description:
Wound-care practitioners encounter a range of dermatological conditions, and multidisciplinary, individualised treatment is required to manage these conditions successfully. Nurses can assist in identifying and referring patients with dermatological conditions to appropriate medical practitioners. This chapter informs these nurses on the typical clinical features and management of some dermatological conditions associated with wounds.
Topics:
- Ulcerating dermatological conditions
- Malignancies
- Necrotising soft-tissue infections
- Vasculitis
- Calciphylaxis
- Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- Martorell’s ulcer
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
- Peri-ulcer dermatological conditions
- Gravitational eczema
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- Dermatological treatments
- Topical corticosteroids
- Moisturisers
Speaker / Author:
Dr Genevieve Sadler
holds bachelor’s degrees in medicine and surgery and is the surgical research registrar at Fremantle Hospital (Western Australia) where she works in the Leg Ulcer Clinic and conducts research on wound healing. Her special interest in dermatology has developed since she completed the Australasian College of Dermatologists’ First Part Examination in 2002. Genevieve is studying for a master’s degree in public health and is the medical representative on the Western Australian Wound Care Association Committee.
Professor Michael Stacey
is the head of the School of Surgery and Pathology, University of Western Australia. He is a vascular surgeon who was formerly the president of the Australian Wound Management Association and chairman of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies. Michael’s research interest is in chronic venous disease and wound healing. His research work includes clinical trials and evaluation of clinical treatments for wounds, as well as basic research into the impaired healing of venous ulcers using cellular and molecular biology.
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