Our experience with wet-wrap treatment
C Albarrán-Planelles1, D Jiménez-Gallo1, M Linares-Barrios1
1UGC de Dermatología Médico-Quirúrgica y Venereología, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Cádiz, Spain.
Abstract:
A wide range of treatments are currently available for severe atopic dermatitis, including systemic therapies such as ciclosporin, corticosteroids, azathioprine, methotrexate, mofetil mycophenolate, and omalizumab. In patients who can no longer take systemic drugs or who need a dose reduction, wet-wrap treatment can be an excellent option. To date, wet wraps have mostly been used in severe cases of childhood atopic dermatitis. We report our experience with wet-wrap treatment in 5 adults with atopic dermatitis and 2 with nodular prurigo. The results were satisfactory and there were few adverse effects.
