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Integrative approach for diabetic foot management– a case report

Non-healing diabetic foot has always demanded more attention from the surgeon due to the distinct problem it possesses. There is a constant need for the evolvement in the management and this case is one such attempt. A 62-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus since 10 years prese...

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Autores principales: Neelambika, G.B., Balu, Vikram, Rashel Rego, Miracle, Kesari, Chandrakanth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6314231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30545739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2018.06.009
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Sumario:Non-healing diabetic foot has always demanded more attention from the surgeon due to the distinct problem it possesses. There is a constant need for the evolvement in the management and this case is one such attempt. A 62-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus since 10 years presented with a non-healing foot ulcer since 1 month. He was managed with Ayurveda internal and external interventions for dusta vrana combined with contemporary methods like vacuum assisted wound suction and skin grafting. The patient who presented with non-healing diabetic foot was found to have better wound healing with combined intervention. The current approach indicates the better outcome with multi-dimensional approach towards diabetic foot.