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A New-Onset Facial Lesion in a Hospitalized COVID-19 Patient

Pressure ulcers form when skin is compressed against a bony prominence, often in the context of prolonged supine or prone-based care. Hospitalized, bedridden patients are at the highest risk of this complication, especially when preventative measures like regular rotational bed treatment are not emp...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Emelie E, Rousseau, Morgan A, Mohr, Cassandra A, Rashid, Rashid M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10234417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37273295
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38442
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description Pressure ulcers form when skin is compressed against a bony prominence, often in the context of prolonged supine or prone-based care. Hospitalized, bedridden patients are at the highest risk of this complication, especially when preventative measures like regular rotational bed treatment are not employed. In this case report, we present a rare case of a COVID-19-related facial pressure ulcer that occurred in the context of regular rotational bed treatment. The lesion was managed by wound care and allowed to heal by secondary intention. Ultimately, we hope that this manuscript will raise awareness for this atypical ulcer location, especially as prone-position treatment approaches take hold.
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spelling pubmed-102344172023-06-02 A New-Onset Facial Lesion in a Hospitalized COVID-19 Patient Nelson, Emelie E Rousseau, Morgan A Mohr, Cassandra A Rashid, Rashid M Cureus Dermatology Pressure ulcers form when skin is compressed against a bony prominence, often in the context of prolonged supine or prone-based care. Hospitalized, bedridden patients are at the highest risk of this complication, especially when preventative measures like regular rotational bed treatment are not employed. In this case report, we present a rare case of a COVID-19-related facial pressure ulcer that occurred in the context of regular rotational bed treatment. The lesion was managed by wound care and allowed to heal by secondary intention. Ultimately, we hope that this manuscript will raise awareness for this atypical ulcer location, especially as prone-position treatment approaches take hold. Cureus 2023-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10234417/ /pubmed/37273295 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38442 Text en Copyright © 2023, Nelson et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Nelson, Emelie E
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A New-Onset Facial Lesion in a Hospitalized COVID-19 Patient
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title_fullStr A New-Onset Facial Lesion in a Hospitalized COVID-19 Patient
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title_short A New-Onset Facial Lesion in a Hospitalized COVID-19 Patient
title_sort new-onset facial lesion in a hospitalized covid-19 patient
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10234417/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38442
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