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The vegetal biomembrane in the healing of chronic venous ulcers
Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade1, Raimunda Violante Campos de Assis, Joaquim Coutinho Netto
1Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. mandrey@fmrp.usp.br
Background:
The vegetal biomembrane has been used to treat cutaneous ulcers.
Objectives:
To assess the role of the vegetal biomembrane on the chronic venous ulcers treatment compared to treatment with collagenase cream.
Methods:
Fourteen patients were selected to be treated with vegetal biomembrane and 7 with Fibrase(®) (CONTROL), followed clinically and photographically by the Wound Healing Index by ImageJ during 120 days and biopsied on the 1(st) and 30(th) days for histological examination.
Results:
The vegetal biomembrane was better in promoting healing of the ulcers, especially on the inflammatory phase, confirmed by abundant exudation and wound debridement than the CONTROL group, on the 30th day. There was a greater tendency to angiogenesis followed by re-epithelialization with highest wound healing index on the 90(th) and 120(th) days.
Conclusion:
A combined analysis of clinical and histopathological findings suggests that the vegetal biomembrane acted as a factor inducing wound healing, especially on the inflammatory phase, confirmed by abundant exudation of the lesions promoting the transformation of the microenvironment of the chronic venous ulcers, and also stimulating angiogenesis and subsequent re-epithelialization.
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