Platelet Gel in a Non-Regenerating Cryosurgery-Induced Skin Wound in an Old Patient: A Case Report

OBJECTIVE: To report on the clinical benefits of platelet gel application in a non-regenerating skin wound. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: An 84-year-old man presented with a severe wound with a regular circumference in the frontal region which resulted in a complete loss of epidermis and d...

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Autores principales: Pignalosa, Orlando, Martusciello, Dario, De Pascale, Maria R., Sommese, Linda, Nicoletti, Giovanni F., Itro, Angelo, Cavalca, Francesco, Tartaro, Gianpaolo, Napoli, Claudio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27165056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000446319
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To report on the clinical benefits of platelet gel application in a non-regenerating skin wound. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: An 84-year-old man presented with a severe wound with a regular circumference in the frontal region which resulted in a complete loss of epidermis and dermis. The skin lesion, induced by cryosurgery used to remove a basal-cell carcinoma, had previously been treated with a dermal substitute application (Integra®). After the failure of the skin graft, the patient was treated using a platelet gel therapeutic protocol which achieved the complete healing of the injured area. CONCLUSION: This case showed the clinical efficacy of using platelet gel in this elderly patient in whom the dermal substitute graft had been ineffective.

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