The authors propose home use of wet-wrap dressings in treating acute flares for 1 week, with once weekly repeat treatments, if necessary. Improvement in atopic dermatitis treated with wet wraps ...

The usefulness of wet-wrap dressings, which employ the use of a moist physical barrier, usually incorporating a topical corticosteroid, was described in 30 children with AD by Goodyear ...

Severe or widespread weeping eczema may benefit from wet wrap therapy. Wet wraps hydrate dry, irritated skin and help the skin absorb topical medications (e.g., corticosteroids). This therapy also ...