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Clinical Study Acta dermato-venereologica 1993

Treatment of necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum by hyperbaric oxygen.

Weisz G, Ramon Y, Waisman D, Melamed Y — Acta dermato-venereologica, 1993

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treating a diabetic patient with chronic, ulcerated necrobiosis lipoidica that had been refractory to other treatments.

What They Found

A patient with 7-year duration ulcerated necrobiosis lipoidica, unresponsive to medical and surgical treatments, received daily hyperbaric oxygen therapy. After 98 sessions, the patient experienced considerable improvement, with complete closure of all ulcerations.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The primary limitation of this study is its design as a single-patient case report, which restricts the generalizability of its findings.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Wound Care
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 7906460
Year Published 1993
Journal Acta dermato-venereologica
MeSH Terms Adult; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Necrobiosis Lipoidica

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