Wound healing is a very complex process of interactions between different cells, growth factors, blood elements and extracellular matrix. Keloids represent one of the possible complications in the fundamental process of cutaneous wound repair. Despite all efforts, keloids remain a therapeutic challenge since no treatment is as yet considered 100% effective. Growth factors, discovered in the lat...

cutaneous complications caused by a pacemaker or defibrillator are widely documented, but the development of a bronchocutaneous fistula has never been described before. we report the case of a 79-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of a seemingly superficial cutaneous infection, externalized defibrillator leads, and hemoptysis. bronchoscopical investigation proved the existenc...

Background: Diabetes is an important metabolic disease with myriad manifestations and complications, affecting many people. Cutaneous infections impact numerous diabetic patients. Among different bacterial infections in diabetic patients, the infections caused by mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MOTT) eventuate in complications owing to the paucity of accurate detection...

i.v. buprenorphine hydrochloride (Subutex) misuse has been creating a number of medical complications, and cutaneous manifestations such as soft tissue infection are one of the commonest consequences. Between January 2004 and December 2006, amongst 130 i.v. buprenorphine abusers who presented to the National University Hospital, Singapore, cutaneous complications were identified in 45 patients ...