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Occlusive Dressing

Aka: Occlusive Dressing, Occlusion

Indications
1. Increased potency of topical medication
2. May be used in combination with all Topical Preparation Bases
Contraindications
1. Avoid use on face
2. Avoid use in intertriginous areas (risk of maceration and Superficial Folliculitis)
Adverse Effects
1. Skin maceration
2. Superficial Folliculitis
3. Rapidly spreading infection
Mechanism
1. Increases topical medication (e.g. Topical Corticosteroid) penetration into skin
  1. Increases potency of topical medication
Preparations
1. Simple plastic wrap (from kitchen)
2. Transparent Film Dressing
3. Hydrocolloid Dressing
4. Steroid impregnated dressing (ultra-high potency)
  1. Flurandrenolide (Cordran) 4 mcg/m2 impregnated dressing
    1. Used in difficult areas to treat (e.g. fingers)
    2. Due to ultra high potency - limit to short duration use

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 5/28/2009 and last published on 6/18/2013.

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