01273nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001100089653001100100653001000111653001200121653000900133653001600142653002400158653000900182653001500191653002100206100001600227700001600243245014200259300001000401490000700411520053900418022001400957       1988                            d  c1988 Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOcclusive Dressings10aSkin10aSkin Ulcer10aTropical Climate1 aMumford J W1 aMumford S P00aOcclusive hydrocolloid dressings applied to chronic neuropathic ulcers. A study of efficacy in patients at a rural South Indian Hospital.  a190-20 v273 a<p>The response of 47 chronic ulcers (41 neuropathic [leprosy], 3 stasis, 1 traumatic, and 2 of unknown etiology) to hydrocolloid occlusive dressings was evaluated at a rural south Indian hospital. The response to treatment was objectively evaluated by photographic estimation of the surface areas of the ulcers. Eight ulcers healed over the 2 months of the study, and all but one ulcer improved. This type of dressing may have a valuable role in the management of chronic ulcers in the tropics, particularly those due to leprosy.</p>  a0011-9059