Successful Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy for a Nonhealing Venous Ulcer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Autor: Biney I; Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA., Dudney T; Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA., Goldman M; Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA., Carder L; Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA., Schriver E; Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Case reports in pulmonology [Case Rep Pulmonol] 2020 Feb 24; Vol. 2020, pp. 4750375. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 24 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1155/2020/4750375
Abstrakt: Skin ulcers are a common complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) that can significantly impact the quality of life. There have been recent reports on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO 2 T) in the management of nonhealing systemic sclerosis skin ulcers. The effect of HBO 2 T on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), another common and potentially life-threatening complication of SSc, is unclear with literature on the subject lacking. We present the case of a 65-year-old female with limited SSc complicated by severe PAH and a nonhealing left lower extremity venous ulcer. HBO 2 T was successfully used as an adjunct in her management resulting in complete resolution of the venous ulcer and improved quality of life without any adverse effects on her pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2020 Isaac Biney et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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