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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Dermatol. 2002 Apr;11(2):159–187. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0625.2002.00112.x

Table 2.

Logical barrier repair strategies – clinical indications

Repair strategy Clinical indication
Dressings
Vapor permeable Healing wounds
Vapor impermeable Keloids
Nonphysiologic lipids (NPL)
Radiation dermatitis or sunburn
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)