Assessment of the effect of phenytoin on cutaneous healing from excision of melanocytic nevi on the face and on the back

Table 3 Results of the evaluation of 100 patients' wounds on the face and back Chronological data collection

	Cream	(control)				Phenytoin	Cream
07^th	14^th	21^th	60^th	VARIABLES	07^th	14^th	21 th	60^th
16.97	6.23	1.04	-------	Skin would area mm²	14.36	3.82	0.33	-------
------	------	------	13.95	Scar area mm²	------	------	------	14.82
D	F	G	H	Epithelization (intensity)	E	F	G	H
0	0	0	0	Hypertrophic tissue	0	0	0	0
+	+	+	0	Hyperemia	++	++	+	0
0	0	0	0	Infection	0	0	0	0
+	+	0	0	Bleeding (intensity)	++	++	0	0
------	-------	--------	A - C	Shape and thickness of the scar	--------	--------	--------	B
------	++	--------	-------	Adverse reactions. (allergic dermatitis)	-------	-------	--------	--------
+	+	0	0	Exudate (intensity)	++	+	0	0
--------	-------	---------	good	Cosmetic outcomes	--------	--------	----	excellent

This table was scored on a visual analogue scale: 0 (absent); + (mild); ++ (moderate); +++(severe)
Shape and thickness of the scar using the following scale: A = < 70% elliptic and flat; B = > 70% circular and flat; C = < 10% hypetrophic
For epithelization, the following scale was used: D = < 40% of the wound epithelized; E = > 60% epithelized wound with 6 cases of complete wounds epithelization; F = > 80% epithelized wound; G = total wound epithelization, thin epidermis; H = total wound epithelization, normal epidermis.
For cosmetic outcomes, the evaluation criteria was: excellent, no noticeable scar, the same color of the surrounding skin and no contractures should be visible; good, slightly noticeable scar with a different color from the surrounding skin and visible contractures; poor, noticeable scar, presence of depressed and/or intense dyschromia [10, 14].
Adverse reactions (allergic contact dermatitis): ++ (7 cases on the back)
4 cases of contact dermatitis by cream (control) and 03 cases with the hypoallergenic tape

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