Case Study 6
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Case Study 6
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MEXICAN STUDY ON DIABETICS WITH
WOUNDS ON THE EXTREMITIES
PATIENT #3
PATIENT: Dolores is 58 year old Mexican female.
DIAGNOSIS: A Type II Diabetic for 18 years.
HISTORY/WOUND DESCRIPTION: Patient entered the hospital in May of 1996 for treatment of infection in a diabetic ulcer on her left foot. The doctors opened the wound to "look for infection". By 11/16/96 her ulcer had progressed so drastically that the bone in her heel was exposed. She was scheduled for amputation.
TREATMENT: Treatment was begun on 11/19/96, receiving two 45-minute treatments per day. Granulation was seen on the morning of the fourth day. Healing was hindered slightly by an E-coli infection in the plantar section of her foot. This infection was contracted in her home due to improper cleaning procedures. (She had a cold and was unable to come into the clinic for the cleaning of the wound.) The infection was treated with specific antibiotics and has been eliminated. Continuing with two treatments a day, the bone on the heel has covered over and the flap on the plantar section has closed. She is now considered a good candidate for a graft due to the vast improvement in her circulation.
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Diabetic Extremity Wounds:
Gangrene:
Bedsores:
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