Role of Phenytoin in Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
| Autor: | Bharathi Mohan P; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Chapa UK; Department of General Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Chittoria RK; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Chavan V; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Aggarwal A; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Gupta S; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Reddy CL; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Pathan I; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India., Koliyath S; Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery [J Cutan Aesthet Surg] 2020 Jul-Sep; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 222-225. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_48_19 |
| Abstrakt: | Of the complications of diabetes mellitus, foot ulcers are the most dreaded complications, as they can progress at an alarming rate and can be very difficult to treat. Various modalities have been described in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. One such modality of phenytoin therapy uses the disadvantage of the drug, that is, gingival hyperplasia to the advantage of wound healing. We hereby report a case of diabetic foot ulcer managed with injection phenytoin sprayed topically over the wound. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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