Dressings |
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Vapor permeable |
Healing wounds |
Vapor impermeable |
Keloids |
Nonphysiologic lipids (NPL) |
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Radiation dermatitis or sunburn |
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Premature infants (aged < 34 week) (>33 week, and PL at optimal molar ratio) |
Petrolatum or lanolin |
Irritant contact dermatitis (some surfactantants, retinoids) |
Physiologic lipids (PL): optimal molar ratio |
Cholesterol-dominant |
Aging or photoaging |
Ceramide-dominant |
Atopic dermatitis (with added NPL) |
Free fatty acid-dominant |
Diaper dermatitis or psoriasis (with added NPL) |
Cholesterol-, ceramide-, or free fatty acid-dominant |
Irritant contact dermatitis (most causes) |