Antiseptics: Uses, Types, and Safety - DermNet
2022年10月20日 · An antiseptic is a chemical agent that slows or stops the growth of microorganisms on external surfaces of the body and helps to prevent infection. Antiseptics should be distinguished from antibiotics, which destroy microorganisms inside the body; and from disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on inanimate (non-living) objects.
Antibacterial soap - DermNet
2021年4月14日 · An antibacterial soap or handwash includes ingredients with active antimicrobial activity. Triclosan has been the most common active antiseptic ingredient used in these products since their introduction in the 1960s. Plain soaps do not contain these ingredients or make claims of being active against harmful microbes.
Wound cleansers - DermNet
2018年4月27日 · Wound cleansers are rinsing. solutions. used to remove foreign materials on a. wound. surface and its surrounding skin. Wound cleansers are a cost-effective means to promote wound healing and reduce the infection rate. However, routine cleansing may also remove products and tissues that are essential for wound healing, such as regenerating ...
Iodine - DermNet
Iodine is commonly used in topical antiseptics. Oral iodine is used in the treatment of some thyroid diseases. Iodine is used in radiological contrast media for x-rays including CT scans, cholecystograms and pyelograms, either orally or by injection into the bloodstream. Iodine may also be ingested in foods such as seaweed, seafood and iodised ...
Bromhidrosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment — DermNet
Topical antiseptics; Exfoliation of areas of keratin degradation; Specific measures. Avoidance of odour-causing foods and medications; Treatment of skin infections; Treatment of hyperhidrosis; Removal of nasal foreign body; Removal of apocrine glands — laser, surgery, liposuction curettage, microwave-induced fibrosis; Dietary modification for ...
Impetigo (school sores, skin infections) - DermNet
Impetigo is most common in young children but can occur at any age. It is usually transmitted through direct contact. Risk factors which may predispose an individual to impetigo include: Skin conditions: atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, scabies, chickenpox. Skin trauma: lacerations, insect bites, thermal burns, abrasions. Immunosuppression.
Gentian violet - DermNet
Gentian violet is an antiseptic dye that has been in use since 1890. The name is due to its colour — it is not made from gentian or violet flowers. Gentian violet has antifungal and some antibacterial activity and has traditionally been used as a topical treatment for a variety of dermatological conditions.
Bacterial skin infections. Impetigo - DermNet
Localised staphylococcal infections may be managed using meticulous wound care and antiseptics (povidone iodine, chlorhexidine, triclosan and others) as local application and cleanser. The routine use of topical antibiotics (particularly fusidic acid and mupirocin ) is undesirable because of increasing prevalence of topical antibiotic-specific ...
Stevens–Johnson syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysis
2019年3月6日 · Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are now believed to be variants of the same condition, distinct from erythema multiforme. SJS/TEN is a rare, acute, serious, and potentially fatal skin reaction in which there are sheet-like skin and mucosal loss. Using current definitions, it is nearly always caused by ...
Fragrance and perfume contact allergy - DermNet
Sensitivity to a perfume, cream or lotion is usually the first indicator of an allergy to fragrance. Patch testing using fragrance mix and Balsam of Peru detects approximately 75% of fragrance allergy cases. A positive patch to fragrance mix indicates that you are allergic to one or more fragrance chemicals.