Abstract
Inflammation of the skin in the immediate neighborhood of a stoma (peristomal dermatitis) occurs - at least temporarily - in about two-thirds of all stoma patients. The often apparently uniform clinical presentation may conceal a variety of different pathological conditions, a knowledge of which is a must for the correct diagnosis and therapeutic strategy, which in turn is essential to prevent the development of a vicious circle of dermatitis and stomal insufficiency, which in the worst case may make a surgical intervention necessary.
| Translated title of the contribution | Peristomal dermatitis - A common condition and a differential diagnostic challenge |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 43-46 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | MMW-Fortschritte der Medizin |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| State | Published - 22 May 2003 |